Assam to gift khadi clothes to staff on October 2 every year
On Mahatma Gandhi's 148th birth anniversary on Monday, the Assam government announced to gift two pieces of khadi clothing to its employees every year on Gandhi Jayanti, celebrated on October 2. Men will get two shirts and women two sarees under the scheme, which will cover over four lakh state government employees, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. 