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handloom, handicrafts… along
with all these products, you must
buy local goods.”
Following his call for
becoming 'Vocal for Local’,
people have immensely
encouraged and supported this
campaign. This can be seen in
the record level of sales achieved
by khadi and handloom products
during the past few years.
In the same light, this year,
during 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav',
the Prime Minister’s call to the
country to adopt ‘Vocal for
Local’ as a fitting tribute to our
freedom fighters, brings to the Another way of responsibly
fore interesting ways to include it incorporating local products
in our festivities. in our festivities is to use jute,
One of the suggestions is to cotton, and banana fibre bags
use the beautifully crafted, local for packing and packaging
handloom and handicrafts as during festivals and bid farewell
gifts for one’s family and friends to the harmful plastic polythene
during the festivals. They will not bags. This will not only take care
only brighten up the homes of of our health, environment and
your loved ones but will spread cleanliness but will also take
joy to many families whose the production of non-plastic,
livelihoods will be sustained with traditional bags on the rise.
the sale of these products. Khadi, one of the most popular

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