Thursday, November 1, 2018

Goel launches first online Khadi selling centre

CHANDIGARH, NOV 1
On the occasion of Haryana Day, Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister, Mr. Vipul Goel today launched the first online Khadi Selling Centre of the state, initiative of Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board in Panchkula today. 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, Mr Goel said that 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 Mr Manohar Lal.
     Mahatma Gandhi's charkha reminds about India’s freedom struggle.  Mahatma 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 that similarly, such Khadi selling stores would be opened at the district level and also outside the state. Mr Goel also assured Chairperson of Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board, Mrs Gargi Kakkar on her demand to arrange an adequate budget to promote Khadi production. He said that the Board is doing well under the chairmanship of Mrs Kakkar and he hoped the Board would continue to do such efforts and there would be no shortage of funds.
          He said that for the last many years, people were losing touch with Khadi. Now under the present government, Khadi would reach the common people through the Boards’ initiative of online Khadi selling centres. He said that spinning cotton on Charkha has taken a bigger form and today wearing Khadi has become fashion. It is a matter of pride for the people of the state.
          He said that as the trend of online selling has taken root throughout the country, in such time Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board has also taken such initiative for the sale of its products which is an appreciative step. He said that the Board would not be lagged behind in any field and meaningful efforts would be made to establish the identity of Khadi products of Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board in the country as well as abroad.
          Chairperson of Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board, Mrs Gargi Kakkar said that on the occasion of Haryana Day, the Industries and Commerce Minister, Mr 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. She said that Khadi is the first choice of government led by Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi and in his Mann Ki Baat Programme, Mr Modi often speaks about promoting Khadi and Village Industries.
          Those present included, MP, Mr Ratan Lal Kataria, MLA, Panchkula, Mr Gian Chand Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Mr Devender Singh and Chief Executive, Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board, Mr Shekhar Vidyarthi.

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