*Thousands of artisans, beneficiaries and local people watched the live telecast of Sri Ram Lalla’s Pranpratishtha on a big LED screen
TTT NEWS NETWORK
NEW DELHI, 23 JANUARY 2024:i
To take the resolution of ‘Self-reliant and Developed India’ of the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi to a new dimension, on the auspicious occasion of the consecration of the idol of Sri Ram installed at the birthplace in the new temple built in AyodhyaDham, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (KVIC), distributed machinery and toolkits under Sri Ram Mahotsav, Khadi Samvad and Village Industries Development Scheme in District Bhiwani, Tehsil-Siwani, Village-Jhumpa of Haryana yesterday.
On this occasion, thousands of artisans, beneficiaries and local people present in the program witnessed the auspicious moment of consecration of Sri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. KVIC made special arrangements for live telecast of the program on a large LED screen. The chief guest of the program was Mr. Biplab Kumar Deb, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, in the presence of Chairman, KVIC, Mr.Manoj Kumar and Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Animal Husbandry, Haryana Government, Mr. Jai Prakash Dalal.
Electric operated chalks were provided to 120 potters, 350 bee boxes to 35 beekeepers, automatic agarbatti machines to 20 beneficiaries, pedal operated agarbatti machines to 20, leather tool kits to 75 artisans and certificates to about 40 trainees.
Mr. Biplav Kumar Dev said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, KVIC is doing commendable work towards rural empowerment. He further said that today when the whole world is witnessing the mystical moment of the consecration of Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya Dham, KVIC has further reinforced the determination of self-reliant and developed India by organizing a special tool kit distribution program for the welfare of the artisans of the country.
Addressing the artisans, Mr.Jai Prakash Dalal Cabinet Minister Haryana Government said that the ‘double engine’ government in Haryana has done significant work for the welfare of the farmers. He said that in the last 9 years, KVIC has taken the schemes of the Government of India to every village to empower the artisans of rural areas.
Addressing the program, Mr. Kumar Chairman, said that today is a historic moment for the whole world. Lord Sri Ram is sitting in his house after 500 years. He further said that Sri Ram Janmabhoomi movement has been the turning point of his life. In 1992, he contributed as a volunteer in the Ram Mandir movement. Like every KarSevak, his years old wish has been fulfilled today.
He further said that Khadi, which PujyaBapu had made the most effective weapon in the struggle against British rule during the Swadeshi movement in the Indian freedom struggle, has now been taken up by the Prime Minister to restore Khadi to its old glory. He said that in the last 9 years the business of Khadi and village industry products has crossed the figure of Rs 1.34 lakh crore. The production of Khadi textiles has increased from Rs 880 crore to Rs 3000 crore and the sale of Khadi products has increased from Rs 1170 crore to Rs 6000 crore. Not only this, during the Khadi Mahotsav, sales of Rs 1.5 crore were made in a day in the showroom of Connaught Place in Delhi and Rs 25 crore were sold in a month in Khadi Bhandar.
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