Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh, on Monday, said in line with the ‘Khadi for Fashion' call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry has planned to connect not less than 5 crore village women to Charkha (spinning wheel). Addressing the Celebrations at Khadi Bhawan in Connaught Place, the Minister said, Khadi had now been popular in younger generation also. "For a significant span of time Khadi was meant for either dadaji (older ones) or netaji (politicians).
But, it was the initiatives and appeals made by our Prime Minister, who is himself Khadi’s latest USP of, that Khadi has become a fashion trend among the youths," he said, adding, "Even the results speak. The previous governments could increase the sale by 70 percent in 10-odd years, but we enhanced it to 90 per cent." Singh further said that even in Africa, as a part of Centenary Year celebrations of Gandhiji's Swadeshi Movement alias BUBU, the High Commission of India in Uganda, in association with the Republic of Uganda, is unveiling the Gandhi Charkha — gifted by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) — at the Gandhi Heritage Site at Jinja in Uganda today, which is also the International Day of Non-Violence. Khadi and Village Industries Commission Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena, said Khadi had been spreading its wings in all directions for creating maximum job opportunities for artisans.