Haryana Minister launches online Khadi selling centre

CHANDIGARH: On the occasion of Haryana Day, Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister, Vipul Goel launched the first online Khadi Selling Centre of the state, an initiative of Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board in Panchkula on Thursday. The Board will organise Khadi Fashion Melas in 2019 to make khadi products easily available to people.

While extending greetings of Haryana Day to the people present, Goel said Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board would complete its 50 years in February 2019. So far, no previous governments had ever taken such initiative for the promotion of khadi as taken by the present government under the able leadership of Manohar Lal. Mahatma Gandhi’s charkha reminds about India’s freedom struggle. Gandhi had promoted khadi by adopting khadi in his

life. On his vision, Haryana Government taking special steps in the direction of promotion of khadi and cleanliness, he added.

He said similarly, such Khadi selling stores would be opened at the district level and also outside the state. Goel also assured Chairperson of Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board, Gargi Kakkar on her demand to arrange an adequate budget to promote Khadi production.

Chairperson of Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board, Gargi Kakkar said that on the occasion of Haryana Day, the Industries and Commerce Minister, Vipul Goel has not only launched the first online Khadi selling center but has also released its brand- Har Khadi and logo. She said that such stores would also be opened in other districts on a priority basis and would be linked with self-help groups. Besides this, products of Khadi and Village Industries would be made available in departments like Tourism Corporation and other selling centers.