The Union Minister Giriraj Singh while speaking on an event , 'Khadi by Raymond' in Mumbai said that the Ministry of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) has a target to employ around five crore people through the khadi industry over the next five years.

The Minister also said that it had made a plan to introduce solar-run spinning wheels in KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Commission) so that it can provide employment to over five crore people throughout the nation in the next five years.