Khadi, the fabric which became synonymous with the country's freedom struggle, received a boost with the Asian Development Bank granting it a fund of USD 115 million over the next three years for quality development, marketing development and training of artisans.

Speaking to reporters here today, chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Kumud Ben Joshi said, "For the first time in the history of KVIC we have got a grant of USD 115 million which will be spent exclusively on the betterment of Khadi," she said here today.