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Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane launched Khadi’s two new exclusive product range – Khadi cotton babywear and unique Khadi handmade paper slippers.
About the products
- The new products include Khadi’s first ever cotton clothing for babies.
- KVIC has used 100% hand-spun and handwoven cotton fabric that is soft on the tender and sensitive skin of the children and prevents them from any rashes or skin irritation.
- The ministers also launched Khadi’s handmade paper “use & throw” slippers which has been developed for the first time in India.
- These handmade paper slippers are 100% eco-friendly and cost-effective.
- The Handmade paper used in making these slippers is completely wood-free and made of natural fibres like Cotton & Silk rags and agro waste.
- These slippers are weightless and best suited for travel and indoor usage like in home, hotel rooms, hospitals, places of worship, laboratories, etc. It is also effective from the hygiene point of view.
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission
KVIC is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament.
In April 1957, it took over the work of former All India Khadi and Village Industries Board.
Objective
- The social objective of providing employment.
- The economic objective of producing saleable articles.
- The wider objective of creating self-reliance amongst the poor and building up of a strong rural community spirit.
Source: PIB
