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Rural Women Employment through Khadi

Rural Women Employment through Khadi
Start Date :
Feb 01, 2015
Last Date :
Apr 01, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Khadi is not merely a piece of cloth. It is a philosophy. A way of life. A symbol of empowerment, self-dependence, pride of history, Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of the relevance of ...

Khadi is not merely a piece of cloth. It is a philosophy. A way of life. A symbol of empowerment, self-dependence, pride of history, Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of the relevance of roots.

As Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi on his radio program “Mann ki Baat” on 3rd October, 2014 said that “we must promote the use of Khadi and we should buy at least one Khadi article. If you buy Khadi, you light the lamp of prosperity in the house of the poor”.This appealled to an increase in Khadi sales by 125% at the various outlets in India. This reflects a latent demand for Khadi, which needs to tapped which in turn will create rural employment. Potential consumers of Khadi could be schools, hospitals, Railways, PSUs, Army, Para-military forces, Fashion houses etc.

USP of the Khadi product is its eco-friendly, almost carbon neutral nature, which leaves near zero water footprints. It is socio-economically sustainable textile product. It’s an all-weather and allergy free fabric. Hence, Khadi use is a step towards ‘Zero Effect’ and ‘Zero Poverty’ India.

Currently, people employed in Khadi sector are earning Rs.1200 to Rs.1800 per month. MGIRI Wardha has developed a Solar Charkha which can increase the earnings to four times the existing one, cutting the drudgery along.Taking the initiative forward, MoMSME is going to start a pilot project in the KHANWA village, Nawada district of Bihar, where 100 Solar Charkhas would be distributed to the rural women for spinning of yarn. Under buyback arrangement with ‘Gram Nirmaan Mandal, Khadi Sansthan, GAYA, these yarns would be weaved into Khadi products. This scheme islikely to provide Rs.5000 to 8000 per month to the women artisans.This model of wage earnings to the rural women has to be scaled up so as to achieve the visionary goal of providing job opportunities to crores of rural women in coming years.

This, in turn is expected to lay a platform for another visionary goal of increasing the market share of Khadi in the textile sector from present 0.4% to 5% in next Five years in first phase.

In pursuance of the above twin visionary goals, you are requested to give your valuable inputs on

1. How to enhance the production and sale of Khadi?
2. How to create a niche for Khadi products particularly among youths and about 2.5 crore NRIs living abroad?
3. How to foster awareness about Khadi products?

The last date for submission of your comments is 31st March, 2015.

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Kaipa Kodanda Ramaiah 10 years 4 months ago

It should be made compulsory in Govt. and private schools and colleges students at all levels are made compulsory to wear khadi uniforms/usual dresses. Khadi should made compulsory at all levels and all sports persons in our country and abroad games and sports. .

cherishraj5@yahoo.com
Cherish raj 10 years 4 months ago

As girls prefer kurtis, khadi kurtis should be made with attractive designs so that they are in demand

cherishraj5@yahoo.com
Cherish raj 10 years 4 months ago

khadi money purses, handbags, pencil pouches are some daily needs of the people and will also attract youngsters towards it...
special importance must be given to such products

cherishraj5@yahoo.com
Cherish raj 10 years 4 months ago

This will really be beneficial if given much more importance.people will get employed and it will also help youngsters recall the past.

kkr065@gmail.com
Kaipa Kodanda Ramaiah 10 years 4 months ago

It is beneficial for the rural women if they are provided all infrastructure facilities&thereby solves unemployment to some extent,makes women in rural to depend on their own earnings provided Central Govt. undertakes such programme, made compulsory for all political leaders including ministers at State&Central level& Central Govt. employees too and with attractive subsidy& made cheaper than mill made cloth with verities of sarees,dhotis& dress materials With seperateMinistry&FinanceCorpn.

vmcnagpur@rediffmail.com
yogesh malpani 10 years 4 months ago

Be Indian, Buy Indian
Save Rupee... Save Nation

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SRINIVASAN NARAYANASWAMY 10 years 4 months ago

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SRINIVASAN NARAYANASWAMY 10 years 4 months ago

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ARAVAMUDHAN PC 10 years 4 months ago

Don't know what is being sought. But, following areas may be allocated to employ rural women:- 1. Low cost sanitary-napkins. 2. Low cost Jute-bags/ cotton-waste-bags - to replace plastic-bags. 3. Floor-scrubbing cloths/ floor-scrubbers with handles. 4. Coir-based floor/bathroom cleaner brushes 5. Coir-mats. 6. Coir-ropes. 7. Honey and its multiple consumer products. 8. Native hair-oils based on coconut-oil & Sikakai etc 9. Preparation of native health-drink mixes. 10. Cheap footwear etc.

snarayanaswamy2001@yahoo.com
SRINIVASAN NARAYANASWAMY 10 years 4 months ago

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