The Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) received bulk order from Indian Railways for the supply of various items including bedsheets, pillowcovers etc.
In addition, KVIC has supplied honey, comb, towels worth Rs.150 lakh during 2005-06 and towels worth Rs.259.53 lakh during 2006-07 to the Ministry of Defence. Besides different departments of Union Government, State Governments and other Local Bodies purchased various khadi and village industry products from Khadi Gramodyog Bhavans worth Rs.1.68 crore and Rs.1.36 crore (Provisional figures) supplied by Khadi Gramodyog Bhavans during 2005-06 and 2006-07 respectively.
This information was given by the Minister of Small Scale Industries and Agro & Rural Industries, Shri Mahabir Prasad in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
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