Udaipur: 15-day Khadi and Village Industries Exhibition has begun at Town Hall on Saturday. The exhibition was inaugurated by Vinay Kumar Saxena, President of Central Khadi and Village Industries Commission, by cutting lace.
In the press conference held at this occasion, Vinay Kumar Saxena said that the government has been organizing such exhibitions in Udaipur for last 29 years with the objective not only to promote Khadi handloom cottage industries products but also to raise the potential employment in rural areas. Due to this kind of exhibition cum sales has greatly improved the economic condition of the units related to Khadi and Village Industries. It has been an attempt by the Khadi and Village Industries Board to ensure that this area is in far-flung areas.
The units are working to get recognition in which the board has been a great success.
The exhibition convenor Banwarilal Gour told that for the first time the famous Kashmiri products, and artisans, are participating in this exhibition by introducing udaipurites from their products. The state government is providing discounts on various products including cotton coating and shirting, daries , kheesh, jajam, salwar suits, table covers, cotton products etc in an exhibition. Apart from this, silk and silk products, Red Silk, Tussar Paper Silk, along with Jaisalmer ,Barmer, Amet, Deogarh's blankets , Udaipur division's produced Marineos , Desi Kamble, Gents, Ladies Shawls, Cardigan, Woolen Hosiery Shawls, Coral silk, silk sari prints and jari borders, silk borders, plain silk products are main attractions of the exhibition.
