Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises launched a mobile phone application for locating 4,000 Khadi stores in the country.
The 9th National Board of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) met in New Delhi and minister of state of MSME Giriraj Singh chaired the meeting.
Khadi and Village Industries Corporation (KVIC) is also setting up export cells to promote overseas sales of Khadi products in order to make Khadi an international brand.
The Khadi and Village Industries products are manufactured by about 7 lakhs privately owned household units which are funded through schemes like the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).