Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed joy on Thursday at the record-breaking sale of Rs 1.52 crore at the ‘Khadi Bhawan’ in Delhi’s Connaught Place, saying that the purchase of the hand-woven cloth across the country demonstrates how it has become a symbol of public sentiment.
“The new record of the purchase of Khadi by our family members across the country shows how it has become a powerful symbol of public sentiment. I am confident that this love for Khadi will continue to create new records every day, which will give new strength to the vision of a self-reliant India,” posted the Prime Minister on X.
This comes after the Prime Minister advised people to buy Khadi on Gandhi Jayanti on September 24 during his “Mann Ki Baat” program. As a result, Khadi Bhawan set a record sale of Rs 1.52 crore in a single day.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the custodian of Khadi, the legacy of Pujya Bapu and the architect of ‘Modern Khadi of New India’, had appealed to the people to buy Khadi on ‘Gandhi Jayanti’ in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program on 24th September. As a result, for the first time in the history of Khadi, a record sale of Rs 1.52 crore was achieved in a single day at ‘Khadi Bhawan’ in Connaught Place, Delhi,” posted Khadi India on X.
According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, “the people of Delhi have set a new record in the purchase of Khadi and Village Industries products on the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
“On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the flagship Khadi Bhawan at Connaught Place in the heart of New Delhi witnessed the highest-ever sale of Khadi and Village Industries products worth Rs 1,52,45,000,” it said.