Central employees may have to dress in Khadi on friday
The government is considering a plea from the Khadi & Village
Industries Commission to appeal to employees to wear clothes made from
the hand-spun fabric at least once a week as part of a plan to boost
khadi production and benefit small weavers across the country.
"We are discussing this with the government and we will make an appeal.
Employees can wear it to work on just one day," KVIC chairman VK Saxena
told TOI, when contacted. Sources in the government said the entire
exercise would be voluntary but the idea is to increase sales. "Even if
everyone buys one khadi garment, imagine the rise in sales," said an
officer. The central government currently has around 35 lakh employees,
which does not include the railways and defence personnel.
Officers, however, are not opposed to the plan. "I wear handloom saris
most of the time. It's not a big deal," said an officer. Another officer
described it as a "good idea" and added that a lot of officers were
already wearing Fabindia shirts and will probably need to add one from
Khadi to their wardrobe. Separately, KVIC is entering into tie ups with
companies such as Fabindia and Raymond to retail high-end khadi at some
outlets.
Source : Times of India
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