ગાંધીનગરઃ ગાંધી જયંતી નિમિત્તે ગુજરાત રાજ્ય ખાદી ગ્રામોદ્યોગ બોર્ડ દ્વારા ખાદી માટે માન્ય સંસ્થા, મંડળી, કાંતનાર કે વણનાર કારીગરો દ્વારા રાજ્યમાં ઉત્પાદિત થતી ખાદી અને પોલીવસ્ત્રના ઉત્પ�...Read More

Kutch: Taking a step forward towards realizing the vision of 'Khadi for Nation' and 'Khadi for Fashion', an exciting Mega ‘Khadi fashion show’, the first-ever on salt-pan covered white fields at 'Rann of Kutch' was organized by Khadi and Village Industries Commission on 29th January. This mega event was the first such event of KVIC was first of its kind in the Rann of Kutch with the aim of popularizing Khadi among the youth in the country and abroad market, promoting cultural heritage...Read More

Sabarmati Riverfront: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while participating in Khadi Utsav here today spun a 94-year old Charkha for over a minute and became the part of the gathering of 7500 Charkha spinning women. The Charkha that PM Modi spun in the Khadi Utsav today is 94 years old, first used in 1928 during Bardoli Satyagrah in South Gujarat. PM Modi, ahead of the start of the function also reviewed 22 old charkhas that belongs to year 1920. The Khadi Utsav features participation by seven...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the ‘Khadi Utsav’ which will be held in Ahmedabad on 27th August 2022. The Prime Minister has actively promoted Khadi in India and the world. 75 artists will play the ‘Ravanhaththa’ to welcome the PM. The event will witness 7500 women artisans from Surendranagar, Amreli and Rajkot spinning the charkha live at the same time and at the same place. The women will wear a white saree and a tricolour angavastram. The Prime Min...Read More

Khadi, the heritage fabric of India, is all set to catch eyeballs during the  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Bangladesh on March 26 & 27. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has supplied 100 custom-designed “Mujib Jackets” that will be the attire of dignitaries during the visit of the Prime Minister. “Mujib Jacket” is famed as the signature garment worn by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is called Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation. As Bangla...Read More

Surendranagar: In a historic initiative taken by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a first Silk Processing Plant was inaugurated today at Surendranagar in Gujarat which would help cut down the cost of production of silk yarn drastically and increase the sale and availability of raw material for Gujarati Patola Sarees locally. Chairman, KVIC V K Saxena today said that promoting the Indian Crafts and Culture has been the top most priority of KVIC since its inception. T...Read More

Gandhinagar: Education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said there has been inrease worth Rs 3.75 crore in Khadi sell thanks to the government decision to make Khadi dress mandatory for education department officials and staff every Tuesday. Chudasama said Khadi is not just a piece of textile but it is a tool for employment of backward and poor people in society. Chudasama purchased Khadi from Gandhinagar Secror 16 based shop. Read More

Ahmedabad: Speaking in Ahmedabad today the chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission Shri VK Saxena said Rs 7 crore worth of Khadi has been sold in last two months due to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC)'s decision to introduce Khadi in uniform. He said, the department of Education, Government of Gujarat has taken a decision to introduce Khadi uniform in schools of three talukas. Thanks to this move, post October-2016 Rs 3.20 crore Khadi has been sold in Chotila taluka for 4,2...Read More