Rashtriya Shala revives Gandhiji’s ghani

Rajkot | Tuesday | 26th March, 2019

Summary:

The Rashtriya Shala has started making groundnut oil, coconut oil, castor oil, sesame oil and hair oil too. But Rashtriya Shala claims purity is their USP, which has also been officially certified.The Rashtriya Shala is targeting to sell the oil worth Rs 1 crore per month in the next one year and make it available at all the retail stores. For example, the groundnut oil made in ghani costs Rs 225 per kg while the same refined oil is available for Rs 120 to Rs 130 per kg. Rajkot: Mahatma Gandhi’s ghani (indigenous cold-press oil mill), one of the key symbols of economic freedom , has been revived in Rajkot after nearly 18 years. In fact, they completed stopped making oil two years ago after the sole ghani became dysfunctional..