Mahakumbh Khadi merchandise witness sale of over Rs 12 crore at exhibition in Prayagraj newest updates

Mahakumbh: Manoj Kumar, Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Fee (KVIC), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) acknowledged {that a} national-level exhibition was organised at Prayagraj in the course of the Mahakumbh from January 14 to February 27, 2025.

Because of PM Modi’s ‘Khadi Revolution,’ the exhibition recorded historic gross sales of Khadi merchandise value Rs 12.02 crore. He added that the exhibition featured 98 Khadi stalls and 54 village trade stalls, which collectively recorded gross sales of Rs 9.76 crore in Khadi and Rs 2.26 crore in village trade merchandise. To strengthen the ‘New Khadi for New India’ motion, Kumar distributed 2,050 bee bins, honey colonies, and toolkits to 205 beekeepers throughout six states by way of a video convention from KVIC’s Rajghat workplace in Delhi.

Whereas addressing the distribution program, KVIC Chairman Kumar highlighted that in alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of spreading the ‘Candy Revolution’ throughout villages, the ‘Honey Mission’ has been initiated to distribute bee colonies and bee bins to beekeepers. Impressed by this, KVIC launched the ‘Honey Mission’ in 2017, beneath which greater than 20,000 beneficiaries have up to now obtained two lakh bee bins and bee colonies.

He additional famous that within the seventy fifth episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ the Prime Minister had mentioned the advantages of bee farming, emphasising that aside from honey, bee wax can be a serious supply of revenue. Based on a launch issued by the MSME Ministry, Bee wax is in excessive demand within the pharmaceutical, meals, textile, and beauty industries. Due to this fact, an increasing number of farmers ought to combine bee farming with their agricultural practices, because it is not going to solely improve their revenue but additionally add sweetness to their lives whereas making the nation self-reliant in honey manufacturing.

In his handle, Chairman KVIC highlighted the achievements of the Khadi sector over the previous 10 years, stating that gross sales of Khadi and village trade merchandise have elevated fivefold, from Rs 31,000 crore to Rs 1,55,000 crore. The gross sales of Khadi clothes alone have surged six instances, from Rs 1,081 crore to Rs 6,496 crore, whereas 10.17 lakh new jobs had been created within the final monetary yr. He additionally talked about that the revenue of Khadi artisans has risen by 213 per cent up to now decade, with over 80 per cent of employment within the sector being generated for ladies.

The occasion was attended by way of video convention by beneficiaries of the Village Industries Growth Scheme, in addition to officers and staff from KVIC headquarters in Mumbai and Delhi.