Prime Minister Modi's monthly radio programme, where he discusses important national issues with the citizens of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the rising sale of handloom and khadi products is creating new employment opportunities in the country. While addressing the 112th episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said, "Khadi Gramodyog's business has crossed 1.
5 lakh crore rupees for the first time. The sale of Khadi has increased 400 per cent. This rising sale of Khadi, handloom, is also creating a large number of new employment opportunities.
Mostly, women are associated with this industry, so they are the ones who are benefiting the most." The Prime Minister also urged the people to buy more Khadi clothes. Promoting the handloom industry as National Handloom Day (August 7) approaches, PM Modi said, "More than 250 women of Rohtak district of Haryana are associated with the handloom industry.
Earlier, they used to run small shops and do minor work to make ends meet but everyone had a desire to move forward so they decided to join the Unnati Self Help Group and by joining this group, they got training in block printing and dyeing. These women are earning lakhs of rupees today; bed covers, saree and dupattas made by them have a huge demand in the market." He also listed handloom products from several states and said that the work of handloom artisans has become popular in every corner of the country.
"Just like the women from Rohtak, artisans across the count.