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Khadi Board launches clothes for 'Shravan Kanvarias'
13 Jul '17
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Khadi Board has given some style to kanwarias attire even as the devotees ready themselves for the trip. The Jharkhand State Khadi Board has designed specially knitted orange coloured garments for men and women to be sold on discounted rates. The new items introduced include designer bags, kurtis, patiala salwar suits, Nehru jackets in saffron colours.
"We have specially designed garments for devotees. These have been designed by artists from Hariharganj who have used cotton threads to make kanwarais feel comfortable in the garments. We are also offering 25 per cent discount on all items," Khadi board chairman Sanjay Seth was quoted as saying in media reports.
“It happened for the first time that they had designed garments for the devotees of Deoghar. The price of set of khadi garment for males is Rs 1200 and that for females is Rs 900 each with the discount of 25 per cent,” he said, according to the reports.
"Earlier saffron coloured garments were brought from Manglahaat in Kolkata. But, responding to the growing demands of the devotees, especially the youngsters, we have launched a new range of garments and apparels," Seth was quoted as saying.
“We will set up a stall at Mitra College in Deoghar where all the prominent items will be available from the first Monday of Shravan. As many as 10 solar charkhas will also be brought on trial basis. Since a number of people had shown their lots of interest in the business of khadi the Jharkhand Khadi Board has decided to give them the franchise of Jharkhand Khadi,” he said, according to the reports.
The Khadi board was planning to open eight sewing centres to given women six month training. During the training period, each woman will be given Rs 1500 on monthly basis. (SV)
"We have specially designed garments for devotees. These have been designed by artists from Hariharganj who have used cotton threads to make kanwarais feel comfortable in the garments. We are also offering 25 per cent discount on all items," Khadi board chairman Sanjay Seth was quoted as saying in media reports.
“It happened for the first time that they had designed garments for the devotees of Deoghar. The price of set of khadi garment for males is Rs 1200 and that for females is Rs 900 each with the discount of 25 per cent,” he said, according to the reports.
"Earlier saffron coloured garments were brought from Manglahaat in Kolkata. But, responding to the growing demands of the devotees, especially the youngsters, we have launched a new range of garments and apparels," Seth was quoted as saying.
“We will set up a stall at Mitra College in Deoghar where all the prominent items will be available from the first Monday of Shravan. As many as 10 solar charkhas will also be brought on trial basis. Since a number of people had shown their lots of interest in the business of khadi the Jharkhand Khadi Board has decided to give them the franchise of Jharkhand Khadi,” he said, according to the reports.
The Khadi board was planning to open eight sewing centres to given women six month training. During the training period, each woman will be given Rs 1500 on monthly basis. (SV)
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