Khadi Mandir

Company Description

Khadi Mandir, Bikaner is a leading name in the field of Khadi, Village Industries & Handicrafts. It has been working for last five decades in a remote area of Thar Desert, a historic beautiful city and a Khadi Mandirstern border district of Rajasthan, a land of colorful culture & pride. Babu Raghuwar Dayal Goel, an eminent freedom fighter & advocate, gave a rise to the branded with his Gandhian thoughts and thus paving a path of self-dependence through a small Khadi shop in the year 1942. The hard struggle during adverse conditions gave the fruitful results and thus was establishment of this institution which got registered under the "Societies Registration Act of 1860" in the year of 1954. The western Rajasthan, part of Thar Desert is prone to regular famine. Every year there is draught in one or another part of the area which provide harsh living condition for human & livestock. Very little remedial work has been done to meet out the situation. At this stage Khadi Mandir including Khadi sector with the help of Govt. of India & Govt. of Rajasthan providing sustainable livelihood through giving spinning, weaving, embroidery, handicraft work in the remote villages. The beneficiaries are getting remuneration at their doorsteps in respectful manner. So the people, who are suffering harsh natural calamities, need not to go out side for their livelihood. Khadi Mandir, is working on world bank project through state government of Rajasthan in Churu district covering 2 blocks Sardarshahar (31 villages) & Ratangarh (36 villages). The objective of this project is eradication of poverty through implementing micro enterprises activities and supporting the beneficiary (CIG/SHG) providing backward & forward linkages. Similar work has been done in Bikaner district covering 2 blocks under NABARD, SGSY and REDP programs for social development. Khadi Mandir is having 1100 spinners, 50 weavers & 40-50 workers in other V.I. & handicraft activities. We have a total production of Rs. 1.10