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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been talking about ‘Vocal for Local’ many times on many platforms, but has it had any impact, or has it seen any change? Connaught Place of the capital Delhi is considered to be one of the most expensive markets in the country and in such a place, if clay lamps made by a potter are being sold and there is a long queue of buyers of these clay lamps, then it is common to be surprised.
Khadi Emporium has given place to all those people who have prepared their products under Local for Local cum. All these products have been given space in expensive showrooms before the Diwali festival so that the lives of these people can also brighten up. There is a long line of people to buy these products. Many of these products also include decorative items.
What is the whole story of its beginning?
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived to inaugurate Yashobhoomi and there he saw a beautiful exhibition of handmade products. Where he met a potter. The name of the potter was Chinta Sharma and he was also sitting at an exhibition of his handmade products. During the conversation with the Prime Minister, he told that they make clay items and it is delivered to the common people through Khadi Village Industries.
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Chinta Sharma says that, I never thought that my products would be sold in this manner and that my products would ever be sold in such a big showroom. Along with this, due to the schemes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the initiative of Khadi Village Industries, I got this golden opportunity which helped me a lot financially.
Lots of sales, record broken
Manoj Kumar, Chairman of Khadi Village Industries, says that for the first time on the day of Gandhi Jayanti, it happened that a sale of Rs 1.5 crore was made in a single day and that too from just one shop which is in Connaught Place, Delhi. Along with this, he also says that Modi has greatly appreciated the brand made of Khadi and what happened is that the craze for Khadi increased tremendously among the people. And this is the reason why a large number of customers are coming and buying Khadi.
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The magic of Khadi worked in G20 also
Coming from small and big villages of the country, now Khadi is being appreciated and liked by the people in foreign countries also. Some time ago, the G20 meeting was completed where Khadi Village Industry had also set up a stall during the exhibition. On this, Manoj Kumar says that, many foreign guests showed great interest in Khadi in this exhibition. Gandhiji always supported Khadi, which Narendra Modi took the responsibility of taking forward and made the people making it economically stronger.
Sales of Khadi products increased by 332 percent
If we talk about points like production, sale and employment generation of Khadi and village industries products, there has been an increase of about 268 percent in the manufacturing of Khadi in these nine years. The sales of Khadi products have increased by 332 percent. There has been an increase of 260 percent in Khadi clothing products. There has been an increase of 450 percent in the sale of Khadi clothes. Apart from this, 9.54 lakh new jobs were created in the fiscal year 2022-23.
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