Ludhiana MSME unit to manufacture solar charkhas
Updated: May 18, 2015 12:01:34pm
Ludhiana, May 18 (KNN) As a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to revive the use of charkha, a manufacturing unit in Ludhiana is working towards the production of solar charkhas. It will help in making it a source of livelihood for women in rural areas of the country.
According to a media report, these solar charkhas are being manufactured by the GSL company in Focal Point.
The report further said that the Minister of State for MSMEs, Giriraj Singh will be making an official announcement of the project on Wednesday, after deciding and finalizing the cost and other details.
The solar charkha is being seen as an alternative to the manual charkha that yielded an income of only Rs 50 per day after working for eight hours on it, which required a lot of energy.
The solar charkha with 16 spindles is being seen as an alternative to the traditional charkha, as it can help the user earn Rs 5,000 to Rs7,000 per month in contrast to Rs1,500 to Rs2,000 by the traditional one.
The Prime Minister had earlier said during his radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that around five crore charkhas are to be given to rural women in the country. This project had come up after Modi shared his idea on the radio programme about reviving charkhas for the empowerment of rural women in the country. (KNN Bureau)
According to a media report, these solar charkhas are being manufactured by the GSL company in Focal Point.
The report further said that the Minister of State for MSMEs, Giriraj Singh will be making an official announcement of the project on Wednesday, after deciding and finalizing the cost and other details.
The solar charkha is being seen as an alternative to the manual charkha that yielded an income of only Rs 50 per day after working for eight hours on it, which required a lot of energy.
The solar charkha with 16 spindles is being seen as an alternative to the traditional charkha, as it can help the user earn Rs 5,000 to Rs7,000 per month in contrast to Rs1,500 to Rs2,000 by the traditional one.
The Prime Minister had earlier said during his radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that around five crore charkhas are to be given to rural women in the country. This project had come up after Modi shared his idea on the radio programme about reviving charkhas for the empowerment of rural women in the country. (KNN Bureau)
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