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 1.NAME OF THE PROJECT: Project for the Development of Cotton Khadi in the state of West Bengal.

 2.LOCATION: Birbhum, Malda, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Hooghly, Burdwan(E), Burdwan (W), 24 Paragnas (North),  24 Paragnas (South), Howrah, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Nadia, Dakshin Dinajpur & Uttar Dinajpur in the state of West Bengal.

3.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: Khadi is an Indian Fabric. There are at present more or less 500 families having 2500 individual Artisans associated with in the arena of Cotton Khadi in the state of West Bengal. There are about 80 Khadi Institutions and Societies which are working for production of Cotton Khadi in our state. Mostly they are producing traditional items of White Khadi and conventional items of Cotton Khadi. At present, there is a huge demand of Cotton Khadi in the domestic and international market. Production of Khadi took an important role in Indian freedom movement to discourage the Indians from wearing foreign clothes. Cotton Khadi yarn production below 100s count is considered as Cotton Khadi which is also known as Khaddar. Cotton Khadi Fabric being hand spun and hand woven bears the feeling of unique nature which is very much comfortable to the consumers as it feels warm during winter and cool during summer, due to unique character of hand spun hand woven fabric over mill made fabric.

Cotton Khadi is eco-friendly which attracts the consumer to buy these products.

4.ISSUE & CHALLANGES AT A GLANCE:

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 7.COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT:

 8.Soft Intervention

 9.Hard Intervention

 10.Working Capital

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