NEW DELHI, Aug 1:
Union MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched the gift box of silk masks, developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
The gift box consists of four handcrafted silk masks in different colours and prints. The masks are packed in a beautifully crafted handmade paper box in black colour with golden embossed printing. The silk mask gift boxes are priced at just Rs 500 per box and now available at all KVIC outlets in Delhi NCR.
Mr Gadkari on Friday appreciated the gift box saying it is an apt product to celebrate the spirit of festivals while also ensuring safety. He lauded the mask-making initiative of KVIC saying this provided the artisans with sustainable livelihood during the most difficult time of Corona pandemic. KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said the idea behind launching the gift box is to tap the foreign market and a large Indian population looking for reasonably priced gift items for their loved ones during the festival season. The gift boxes will have one printed silk mask and three other masks in solid attractive colours. These triple-layered silk masks are skin-friendly, washable, reusable and bio-degradable. The silk masks have three pleats and come with adjustable ear loops and attractive beads. It has two inner layers of 100 per cent Khadi cotton fabric and one top layer of Silk fabric, according to a statement here on Saturday. (PTI)
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