Khadi festival discount sale begins
The Hindu
Sales target of ₹41 lakh-worth products set for this financial year
The Khadi and Village Industries Board, which sold ₹25.96 lakh-worth products during the last fiscal, has been given the target of selling ₹41 lakh-worth products during this financial year.
Inaugurating the annual special discount sale at the Khadi and Village Industries Board’s showroom near Anna Stadium in Palayamkottai on Saturday on the occasion of the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, District Revenue Officer A. Perumal said the KVIB, which was established with the objective of improving the living standards of rural artisans and handloom weavers, had a footwear manufacturing unit and a khadi unit in Palayamkottai, a carpentry unit in Pettai and five handloom units in Veeravanallur.