From Rs. 1,081 cr in 2013-14, the sale of khadi is projected to hit Rs. 3,200 cr this fiscal, according to Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman Vinai K Saxena. The figure was Rs. 2,510 cr in 2017-18. New Delhi’s Khadi Gram Udyog Bhawan outlet recorded sales of Rs. 1 cr or more a day at least thrice last October-November when it offered discounts. In fiscal 2017-18, the New Delhi outlet sold products worth Rs. 103 cr. Only a very few, who were witness to the dilapidated conditions of the store six-seven years ago, would have thought the transformation was ever possible. The outlet’s success mirrors the growing craze for khadi in recent years.

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