Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways & MSME Sh. Nitin Gadkari on January 12, 2021 launched an innovative new paint – “Khadi Prakritik Paint” developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
- It is India’s first cow dung paint developed by the KVIC which has been claimed to be eco-friendly and non-toxic paint.
- It is a first-of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal, anti-bacterial properties. Based on cow dung as its main ingredient, the paint is cost-effective and odorless, and has been certified by Bureau of Indian Standards.
- Khadi Prakritik Paint is available in two forms – distemper paint and plastic emulsion paint.The project was conceptualized by Chairman KVIC in March 2020, and later developed by Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute, Jaipur (a KVIC unit).
- The paint is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury, chromium, arsenic, cadmium and others.
