Country There is a tremendous increase in demand for Khadi and Village Industries Products. Due to this boom in demand, the sale of Khadi and village industry products has set a new record. Yes, in FY 2024-25, the total sales of Khadi and Village Industries Products increased to Rs 1,70,551.37 crore. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises gave this information on Monday. The ministry said that in the last 11 years, the sales of Khadi and Village Industries Products have increased by more than 5 times. The sale of these products in FY 2013-14 was Rs 31,154.19 crore.
366 percent bounce in purchase of Khadi clothing
The ministry also said in the statement that the production of these products also increased to Rs 1,16,599.75 crore in the last financial year, which was just Rs 26,109.07 crore in FY 2013-14. According to the government statement, “In the last 11 years, sales of Khadi and Village Industries Products have increased by 447 percent, production 347 percent and employment generation by 49.23 percent.” Also, Khadi clothing production increased from Rs 811.08 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 3783.36 crore in 2024-25. It has seen a jump of 366 percent. Sales of these clothes increased from Rs 1081.04 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 561 percent to Rs 7145.61 crore in the last financial year.
Khadi Village Industries Building in Delhi also did record business
Let us tell you that a lot of attention is being paid to the use and purchase of domestic products in the country. Not only this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself continues to promote domestic products fiercely. The ministry said that in the financial year 2013-14, the sector’s cumulative employment was 1.30 crore, which increased by 49.23 percent to 1.94 crore in 2024-25. Khadi Village Industries Building located in Connaught Place in Delhi, the capital of the country, also did a record business of Rs 110.01 crore in FY 2024-25, which is more than double the business of Rs 51.02 crore in 2013-14.
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