KVIC signs MoU with ITBP for supply of 1,72,000 cotton durries every year
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- Khadi and Village Industries Commission signed MoU with Indo-Tibetan Border Police, ITBP for supply of 1,72,000 cotton durries every year. The total value of these durries is eight crore 74 lakh.
- The agreement has been signed for one year which will be renewed thereafter. Home Minister Amit Shah gave instructions to the paramilitary forces to encourage local products to support the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
- The cotton durries will be produced by Khadi artisans in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab.
Source: AIR
Related General Knowledge
Khadi and Village Industries Commission
- The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a statutory body formed in April 1957 by the Government of India, under the Act of Parliament, 'Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956'.
- Founded: 1956
- Purpose: To plan, promote, facilitate, organise and assist in the establishment and development of khadi and village industries
- Headquarters: Mumbai
- Agency executive: Vinai Kumar Saxena (Chairperson)