UP may soon sign agreement with Raymond to supply indigenous khadi

The Uttar Pradesh government may soon sign an agreement with textile major Raymond to supply the indigenous khadi fabric to the firm.

The UP Khadi Board has provided fabric samples to Raymond, which is expected to procure 200,000 metres of UP khadi annually.

“We will start the supply of khadi to Raymond as soon as the samples are approved,” Principal Secretary of Khadi & Village Industries Board Navneet Sahgal, who is also the state trade facilitation commissioner, told Business Standard in Lucknow.

He said the khadi to be supplied to Raymond would be manufactured at the UP Khadi production centres situated at different