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KVIC chairman announces wage hike for Khadi artisans on Gandhi Jayanti
Millennium Post Delhi
|October 03, 2024
NEW DELHI: On the auspicious occasion of 'Gandhi Jayanti', Manoj Kumar, Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), under the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, extended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for the welfare of the poor by announcing a significant wage hike for Khadi artisans across the country.
Spinners who spin yarn on the charkha will see a 25 per cent increase in their wages, while weavers who work on the loom will receive a 7 per cent hike.
Additionally, a special discount of 20 per cent on Khadi products and 10 per cent on Village Industries products has been launched at the flagship Khadi Bhavan in Connaught Place, New Delhi, as well as across the country.
This story is from the October 03, 2024 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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