Key Points:
- Union Minister of State of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and MSME Pratap Sarangi mentioned that the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will soon be coming up with ‘Vedic Paint’ that will be made out of Cow dung.
- Nitin Gadkari’s post in Hindi read: “To boost the rural economy and generate an additional income for farmers, we will soon launch `Vedic Paint` made of cow dung through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission.”
- The ‘Vedic Paint’ venture will provide an additional income to the Livestock Farmers up to Rs. 55,000.
On Thursday, the Union Minister of State of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and MSME Pratap Sarangi mentioned that the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will soon be coming up with ‘Vedic Paint’ that will be made out of Cow dung.
After Nitin Gadkari, the Senior Cabinet Minister announced the upcoming Khadi Village product on his official Twitter handle, Sarangi threw light about the development of the Paint. “We are soon going to launch a ‘Vedic Paint’ made of cow dung through the KVIC. It will help in strengthening the village economy and provide additional income to the farmers. It will complement the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision of the Prime Minister,” Sarangi tweeted in Odia.
ग्रामीण इकोनॉमी को बल मिले और किसानों को अतिरिक्त आमदनी हो इसलिए Khadi and Village Industries Commission के माध्यम से हम जल्द ही गाय के गोबर से बना ‘वैदिक पेन्ट' लॅान्च करने वाले हैं। @ChairmanKvic pic.twitter.com/zhQpa3Es5i
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) December 17, 2020
About the Paint:
- The paint is Eco-friendly.
- It is Non-toxic too.
- Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Fungal are its two other properties.
- The paint will be available in Distemper and Emulsion.
- The ‘Vedic Paint’, after its application, will dry in just 4 hours.
- Above all, the ‘Vedic Paint’ venture will provide an additional income to the Livestock Farmers up to Rs. 55,000.
Sarangi in another tweet said, “I gracefully solicit the upward thinking of Cabinet Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari Ji for providing a boon to India. This eco-friendly product is the first of its kind in the world. Let’s introduce Vedic Paint in the global market for value addition.”
डिस्टेंपर और इमल्शन में आने वाला यह पेंट इको फ्रेंडली, नॅान टौक्सिक, एंटी बैक्टीरियल, एंटी फंगल और वॅाशेबल होगा और केवल चार घंटे में सुखेगा। इससे पशुधन रखने वाले किसानों को साल में 55 हजार रूपए की अतिरिक्त आमदनी होगी।
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) December 17, 2020
Cow Dung plaster is not new to rural Indian people. It is commonly used in rural India as it is considered auspicious and has the best natural disinfectants with antibacterial properties inclusive. Cow dung cakes are used as cooking fuel in rural as well as urban areas of the country. Cow dung paint, according to a Vellore Institute of Technology paper that was published by five students, can improve the air quality around and inside the house. It can also reduce the need for Air Conditioning as the paint acts as an insulator and also keeps the heat out in summers while holding the heat inside in Winters.
