(a) the details of the clothing items purchased by Railways from KVIC/WDO and ACASH, during the last three
years;
(b) whether the guidelines for purchasing of Handloom items and Khadi exclusively from the above mentioned
agencies are not being fully complied by the Railways;and
(c) if so, the reasons therefore and the corrective steps taken by the Railways in this regard?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (c) Total 769 orders were placed on KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Corporation), WDO (Women’s
Development Organizations) and ACASH (Association of Corporations and Apex Societies of Handloom) in the
last three years.
List of items purchased by Railway from these organizations is as below-
1. Duster cotton khadi
2. Long cloth cotton khadi Bleached/Dyed
3. Towels
4. Sponge cloth handloom
5. Pagree Blue
6. Do-suti cotton khadi
7. Bed sheet poly vastra
8. Pillow Cover poly vastra
9. Saree Handloom white
10. Woolen blanket
11. Bed Sheet handloom
12. Pillow Cover handloom
13. Dungry cloth
14. Flag
15. Cloth woolen blanketing D. blue
16. Cotton cloth for blouse
All guidelines of the government with respect to this are being followed.