(a) the details of production and sale of khadi garments during each of the last
three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
(b) whether the production and sale of khadi garments has declined in the country;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for improving quality of the Khadi
garments and for making it more competitive?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a): State/UT-wise production and sale of khadi during last three years and current
year is given at Annex I.
(b): No, Madam.
(c): Does not arise.
(d): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has taken a number of steps to
improve the quality of khadi. KVIC has devised Quality Assurance Norms for Khadi to
ensure availability of uniform quality of khadi which include standard parameters for
cotton fibre as well as norms for yarn, cloth and colour fastness properties. Besides
norms for quality, the methods and equipments to be used for conducting the tests and
statistical estimation of parameters of quality related to khadi have also been
circulated by KVIC to the khadi producing institutions for guidance and implementation.
Also, Government through KVIC has initiated a comprehensive Khadi Reform and Development
Programme, inter alia, to ensure the purity of khadi to the end user, under which it is
further envisaged to introduce Khadi Mark for positioning khadi as a guaranteed hand spun
and hand woven cloth.