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YEARS

OF VOCAL FOR LOCAL
COVER STORY

Diwali is coming, and such crackers
will come in the market, they will light
up the sky for two minutes, but we
do not know that they spoil the hard
work of many poor people. We must
buy crackers made in India, maybe
they give less light, maybe the
brightness and sound is less but there
will be light in the house of my poor
brothers. Whether it shines in the sky
for two minutes or not, there will be
RECORD OF SALES BEING MADE
light in their lives for 12 months.
EVERY YEAR ON GANDHI JAYANTI
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi
he came to Bapu's ashram in India and understood has appealed citizens to include Khadi
him deeply. Then Brown realized that India's khadi clothes in their collection, a new record
is not just a cloth, but it is a whole way of life. The of sales is being made every year on
philosophy of rural economy and self-reliance is Gandhi Jayanti at Khadi Bhawan located
linked to it. Brown was so impressed by this that he at Connaught Place, Delhi. For the last
decided that he would go to Mexico and start the four years, the sales figure has risen from
work of Khadi. He taught and trained the villagers in Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore in a single day.
Oaxaca to make Khadi and today 'Oaxaca Khadi' has On October 2, 2024, Khadi and Village
become a brand. After the freedom movement, today Industry products worth Rs 2.01 crore
once again the same Khadi is becoming a synonym were sold from this place, which includes
for the pride of Swadeshi and fashion. Therefore, not cotton khadi worth Rs 67.32 lakh, silk
khadi worth Rs 44.75 lakh, woolen khadi
only in Oaxaca, Khadi is being made in many places worth Rs 7.61 lakh, poly khadi worth Rs 1.87
in the world. lakh, readymade khadi worth Rs 65.09
Khadi is a great example of local products going lakh, village industry products worth Rs
global, and whether it is earthen diyas or other 12.29 lakh and handicraft products worth
products, handloom or agriculture sector, defense Rs 2.44 lakh. While the sale of cotton
sector or IT, medical sector or textile, iron-ore, India's khadi was Rs 26.89 lakh in 2023, this year
increasing exports in all sectors tell the story of its it has been sold for Rs 67.32 lakh with
progress on the path of continuous development. By an increase of more than 150 percent.
exporting everything from agricultural products to Response from buyers shows that Khadi
defense material, India is writing a new script of self- has become a major focus of the 'Vocal
reliance. for Local' and 'Made in India' movement,
The nation has successfully taken steps towards symbolizing the rise of the 'New Khadi of
development and has shown that the progress of New India'.

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