Ludhiana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 500 traditional wooden charkhas (spinning wheels) to women spinners belonging to the five Khadi local institutions in Ludhiana on October 18.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said that following in the footsteps of late Congress leader K Kamaraj, "(PM) Modi would distribute 500 traditional wooden charkhas to 500 women spinners".
KVIC Chairman VK Saxena said that the women spinners have been selected from different areas of Punjab.
In Tamil Nadu in 1945, freedom fighter K Kamaraj donated 500 traditional charkhas to the local women spinners on the occasion of a spinning mela, he added.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said that following in the footsteps of late Congress leader K Kamaraj, "(PM) Modi would distribute 500 traditional wooden charkhas to 500 women spinners".
KVIC Chairman VK Saxena said that the women spinners have been selected from different areas of Punjab.
In Tamil Nadu in 1945, freedom fighter K Kamaraj donated 500 traditional charkhas to the local women spinners on the occasion of a spinning mela, he added.
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