KVIC provides milk packets to children

TNN | Apr 24, 2020, 04:01 IST

Milk being distributed among children by KVIC in Varanasi

Varanasi: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) distributed milk among poor kids in Varanasi.
KVIC chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena, about 300 milk packets are being distributed among underprivileged children in the city. “While migrants and needy are being provided food their children were left unnoticed. KVIC decided to provide milk to these kids across the country,” Saxena told TOI over phone on Thursday.
“With the support of the local police and the administration, milk packets were distributed among children in slums of Lamahi, Lalpur, Daulatpur and Saranath areas. We are running this programme in 11 states,” he added.
In its earlier initiatives, KVIC is distributing essential items like khadi masks, ration kits, blankets and food through its offices and khadi institutions across the country.
Saxena said that institutions allied with the KVIC donated around 500 khadi masks to their district collectors. KVIC has developed a double-layered khadi mask. KVIC has 2,400 active khadi institutions in the country.
Recently, the KVIC bagged an order to supply 7.5 lakh pieces of khadi masks to Jammu & Kashmir government for supply of 5 lakh masks to Jammu district, 1.40 lakh to Pulwama district, one lakh to Udhampur district and 10,000 to Kupwara district.
“KVIC is specifically using double twisted khadi fabric for manufacturing these masks as it helps retain 70% of the moisture content inside, while providing an easy passage for the air to pass through, hence proving to be the best easily available, pocket friendly face mask,” he said adding that these masks are made of hand spun khadi fabric which is breathable, can be reused, washable and biodegradable.