KVIC to supply 23,500 silk jackets worth Rs 5.34 crore to NTPC

Khadi and Village Industries Commission, which has been on an aggressive campaign to promote the Khadi brand in the country and abroad from the past 8 months has bagged an order of supplying silk jackets to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

The power major has placed an order for worth Rs 5.34 crores of 23,000 sleeveless jackets for its employees.

The jackets would be made out of khadi katia silk fabric with a cotton lining with designer buttons. “This order will generate 20,000 extra man hours,” said VK Saxena, Chairman, KVIC. The order will be executed in 2 months.

In a related development, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, has for the first time decided to use Khadi products in the convocation ceremony and placed an order for the supply of 3,500 uttarias or angavastrams for use by students at the time of Institute’s convocation. They will be made of honey comb towel cotton khadi.

“The use of Khadi by IIT Bombay is a significant step, as it will help students to get a feel of National fabric,” Saxena added.

Source: The Economic Times