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Uttar Pradesh & Amazon India selling Khadi online
Uttar Pradesh & Amazon India Partners To Sell Khadi Products Online- Details, Features, Purpose
The Uttar Pradesh’s Khadi &Village Industries Board and Amazon India had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 20th February 2018 in Lucknow.
The MoU was signed and exchanged between the UP’s Khadi and Village Industries Board CEO, Avinash Krishna Singh and Amazon India’s Director and GM Seller Services, Gopal Pillai.
The MoU was signed with an objective to enhance and facilitate online selling of Khadi products.
Under the MoU, Amazon India will educate, train and enable rural Khadi artisans to directly sell their products to Amazon.in customers across the country under the brand of UP Khadi.
The UP Khadi online portfolio will cover Khadi products such as Khadi shirts, Kurtas, Dhotis, Towels and Gourmet food which has a tremendous potential and demand in urban areas.
According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry officials, Textiles and Apparel sector has made a significant contribution by providing both direct and indirect employment to almost 35 and 50 million Indians respectively, making it the largest employment sector after agriculture.
The partnership between UP Khadi Industries and Amazon India will push & support the Indian Government's 'Make in India' initiative.
