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KVIC distributes 60k khadi masks to school children in Arunachal Pradesh New Delhi, Nov 9 (KNN) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has supplied 60,000 high quality khadi cotton face masks for school children as the Arunachal Pradesh (AP) government has decided to reopen schools from November 16.

Thousands of school children in Arunachal Pradesh will be sporting tri-colour khadi face masks as they return to their schools for the first time post Covid-19 lockdown, said KVIC in a statement on Monday.

“The AP government has decided to open schools for class 10th and 12th from 16th November 2020, and also accorded approval for procurement of 60,000 Khadi cotton face masks from KVIC for the school children,” the purchase order issued by the state government the statement added.

For the first time a state government in North East India has purchased such a huge quantity of Khadi face masks for its students, it said.

KVIC has provided double-layered, tri-colour Cotton face masks to Arunachal Pradesh Government with its logo suitably placed on the masks. The face masks in tri-colour also aims at instilling a sense of nationalism among the students.

KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said the supply of face masks to Arunachal Pradesh government was accorded top priority as it was meant for the students who will be taking classes from November 16.

“This is a prestigious order for KVIC and such big orders create additional job for Khadi artisans. We have supplied the order in just 6 days while ensuring the highest quality standards of face masks,” Saxena added.

Notably, KVIC has sold 23 lakh face masks in just over 6 months since it was launched in April this year. Owing to the comfort and high quality of face masks, KVIC has received several bulk orders including 12.30 lakh face masks from the Indian Red Cross Society. It has also received repeat orders from Rashtrapati Bhavan, Prime Minister’s Office, several State Governments and Central Government Ministries and PSUs apart from the general public.