Tourism ministry’s ITDC hotels to use khadi bedsheets, toiletries

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Besides the slogans given by the PM, the proposals are said to be inspired by a letter written by BJP President Amit Shah to various ministries, asking the ministers “to do the needful in ensuring that various departments under his ministry maximise the use of khadi in a systematic manner”. In this regard, Mahesh Sharma, MoS Civil Aviation, who also has independent charge of the Tourism and Culture ministries, says, “After receiving the letter, we have been thinking of ways and means to promote and popularise khadi in India. We haven’t taken any final decisions but we are surely going to do it in a big way.”

Attached with Shah’s letter is a detailed note by KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena, citing how the PM had given the slogan “Azaadi Se Pehle, Khadi for Nation. Azaadi Ke Baad, Khadi For Fashion” during his Mann Ki Baat address in January. Saxena, in his letter, also talks about how KVIC employs more than 130 lakh people, and how he seeks inspiration “from the Honourable Prime Minister’s governing principles concerning Make in India, Shrameva Jayate, Skill India and Khadi For Fashion”.