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To boost khadi production, KVIC to upgrade all 6 cotton sliver plants

The commission will spend about Rs 35-40 cr on upgradating the plants

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Vimukt Dave Ahmedabad
In a bid to increase cotton supply to khadi institutions, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is planning to upgrade its six cotton sliver plants under the Khadi Reform Development Program (KRDP) this year. The plants' production capacity will be increased by 40 per cent from current four million kgs to 5.6 million kgs a year.

"We are going to upgrade all six sliver plants in this year to increase the cotton supply to the khadi institutions. Most of the plants are more than three decades old and it is necessary to change technology for better supply," said V K