Hubballi: With the 74th Independence Day in India just around the corner, the sale of the national flag produced at Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangh (KKGS) in Bengballi, Bengbal, surged after challenging a pandemic break for two consecutive years.
Sangh is the only organization in India that produces tricolor.
It has a business for RS 2 Crore songs, against the estimated RS 3 Crore last year (2020-21).
KKGS Secretary Shivanand Mathapati told TII that the Sangh had witnessed sales around RS 56 lakh between April to July in 2020.
“But this year, it has increased to Rs 92 lakh between the same period.
Last year, our area was below The detention zone and the unit closed for several days.
The company supplies our raw material in Bagalkot and Erode in Tamil Nadu and Ichalkaranji in Maharashtra declared as a red zone and disconnected.
This year, we did not face such a situation, “he explained.
“We registered Revenue Rs 1.3 Crore to Rs 1.5 Crore between April and July before the pandemic.
This year, we can pass Rs 1 Crore.
However, there used to be a high demand for flags of 2×3 feet in schools, government offices and grams of panchayats Previously.
Covid Lockdown reduced this request drastically.
Flag size 3×4, 4×6, 6×9, 8×12, 21×14 has a stable request.
We get orders, especially from Khadi Bhavans and Government Department of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Maharashtra and other countries, ” Add further.
The increase in sales flag had brought a smile on the faces of Khadi workers who struggled to get their wages last year.
“We always work on a non-profit and non-loss model.
But this year’s situation is far better compared to last year,” added Mathapati.