Khadi Cotton and Polyvastra
Production of Khadi is a traditional activity of the Board. The production activity under the sector is entirely manual and thereby tremendous employment opportunities are created to rural artisans. Handspun yarn and weaving activities are mostly done by the women. This process involves spinning, weaving, bleaching, dyeing etc. Khadi cotton fabric is made from 100 percent cotton fibre.
With the advent of polyester in the market, the polyester yarn is blended with Cotton in the ratio of 67:33, respectively. At present, the following Khadi units are functioning:-
Sl.No. |
UNITS |
TOTAL |
1. |
Rural Textile Centre |
31 |
2. |
Khadi Sub Centre |
23 |
3. |
Khadi Silk Sub Centre |
8 |
In addition, 66 Sarvodhya Sanghs of Khadi and Village Industries Commission are undertaking Khadi production. These units engage artisans comprising mostly rural women which enable them to earn their livelihood. The Khadi cotton and Polyvastra products viz., Dhoties, Shirtings, Towels, Bed sheets, Bed spreads, Uniform cloth and other varieties are being manufactured.
In the Khadi units, 1,116 spinners and 224 weavers have been engaged in production of Khadi in the current year. There are 48 Khadi Krafts, which sell items produced by these units.
The details of sliver purchase from Khadi and Village Industries Commission and certified institutions, Cloth Production Value, number of spinners and weavers working and wages paid to spinners and weavers from the year 2018-2019 to 2020-2021 are given below:-
Year |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 Upto July’2021 |
Total purchase of sliver |
1,29,493 |
54,727 |
3,780 |
10088 |
Value |
237.70 |
101.24 |
7.77 |
20.83 |
Cloth Production Value (Rs.in lakh) |
923.33 |
477.13 |
377.59 |
152.69 |
No.of Spinners working |
2,304 |
1,367 |
1,116 |
1025 |
Wages Paid to spinners (Rs.in lakh ) |
247.25 |
105.12 |
83.18 |
6.33 |
No.ofWeavers working |
407 |
311 |
224 |
194 |
Wages paid to weavers |
172.16 |
62.23 |
44.82 |
9.95 |
The details of production and sales made during the last three years of Khadi by the units of Khadi Board are given below:-
Sl.No |
Year |
Production |
Sales |
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(Rs. In lakh) |
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1. |
2018-2019 |
923.33 |
1,044.55 |
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2. |
2019-2020 |
477.13 |
980.88 |
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3. |
2020-2021 |
377.59 |
1297.29 |
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4. |
2021-2022 (upto July’2021) |
116.70 |
170.23 |