IANS | 03 Oct, 2023
In an endeavour to introduce Khadi to young people, the Khadi and
Village Industries Commission (KVIC) inaugurated a newly-renovated Khadi
India outlet at the IIT- Delhi campus on the occasion of Gandhi
Jayanti.
Manoj Kumar, Chairman-KVIC launched the outlet in the IIT
shopping complex and said that Prime Minister Modi had emphasised the
role of khadi in his address at the G20 University Connect Finale at
Bharat Mandapam on September 26.
He said that Modi asked the youth
of India to show their power by being ‘Vocal for local’ and by wearing
the ‘Made in India’ fabric of the nation khadi as the preferred fabric
for fashion. He urged them to encourage swadeshi goods and ‘Atmanirbhar
Bharat’.
He urged the students to wear khadi to college and said
that launching of a Khadi Gramodyog Bhawan at the IIT-Delhi campus was a
step towards making youthful khadi designs accessible to students at
their doorstep.
KVIC also unveiled the new collection of apparels
that has been designed by the Centre of Excellence for Khadi in
collaboration with Khadi Institutions.
He said the MSME Ministry
would support the KVIC in association with the National Institute of
Fashion Technology with the intention to reach out to young audiences
and the global market.
The centre has been set up as a hub and
spokes model, with Delhi as a hub and Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Kolkata
and Shillong as spokes.
Khadi is a breathable, sustainable and
natural origin fabric. It is warm in winter and cooler in summer. Due to
the process of hand spinning and hand weaving, it is sustainable and
electric energy neutral.
Khadi Institutions have been guided by
the CoEK team to carry out quality and standardised production of nine
styles of apparel for retail through the IIT outlet. This outlet will be
the first to initiate the wave of presenting khadi in a new narrative,
the official added.
