As the popularity of the Khadi face masks grows across India because of its good quality and reasonable price. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has received purchase order from Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) for the supply of 1.80 lakh face masks.
IRCS demand that the masks should be made of 100% double-twisted handcrafted cotton fabric in brown colour with red piping. KVIC has especially designed these double-layered cotton masks for the IRCS . The mask will have suitably printed IRCS logo on the left side and the Khadi India tag on the right side. The supply of masks will begin by august.
The execution of this order will require over 20,000 meter of the fabric which will generate 9000 additional man-days for the Khadi artisans.
KVIC Chairman, Vinai Kumar Saxena said that he welcomed the order from the IRCS and said the huge demand of Khadi Face Masks will play a major step in “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. “This order will help our Khadi artisans to produce more yarn and fabric and will further add to their income in these difficult times,” Saxena said.
Also KVIC has sold over 10 lakh face masks which includes double-layered Cotton Masks and triple-layered Silk Masks. The biggest order for face masks that the KVIC received was from the Jammu & Kashmir Government for 7 lakh masks.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered 700,000 khadi masks.
Previously buyers have been the Indian Railways, Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Prime Minister’s Office, and several Central government ministries.
