‘KVIC’ begins online sale of Khadi face masks

The sale of face masks have been made to benefit people who cannot afford to visit stores due to COVID-19 restraints

The widely popular Khadi face masks have now been made available for online sale. Keeping in view the soaring demand of face Masks across the country, the ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission’ (KVIC) decided to sell the masks online from June 30, 2020. This will benefit people in the remotest parts of the country, particularly those who cannot afford to move out of their houses or visit ‘Khadi India’ outlets due to constraints.

The orders for Khadi Masks can be placed at http://www.kviconline. gov.in/khadimask.

‘KVIC’ is selling both Khadi cotton and silk masks. While cotton face masks are priced nominally at Rs 30 per piece, the silk masks are available for Rs 100. The minimum order for online purchase of masks is Rs 500, wherein buyers have the option of choosing from the four types of masks available, that is white cotton masks with black piping; white cotton masks with tri-colour piping; silk masks in solid colours and printed silk masks in multiple colours. The ‘KVIC’ will deliver the masks for free within five days from the date of purchase. The online sale is currently valid within the country only.

‘KVIC’ Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said, “The online sale of Khadi face masks has been started so that people buy only genuine Khadi face masks. Online sale of masks also aims at preventing buyers from any fraud. Many online portals have been selling masks in the name of Khadi that are neither genuine Khadi fabric nor handmade products. A number of people tend to fall in the trap of such misleading advertisements.” Notably, these face masks are made of double-twisted 100% cotton fabric. They are double-layered with three pleats and available in three sizes - small, medium and large. Silk masks are triple-layered with two inner layers of Khadi cotton and the top layer of silk fabric.