The annual Co-optex Deepavali sale was inaugurated in the centres in Krishnagiri and Hosur, with a cumulative sales target of ₹2 crore.
The sales target of ₹1 crore each is sought to be achieved during the festival season with the centres set to operate on all days. The sales entails discounts of upto 30% on Kancheevarams silk saris, Arani silk, soft silk saris; handloom cotton saris from Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Madurai, Paramakudi, and Dindigul.
Inaugurating the sale, Collector V. Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy urged the public to help the handloom cooperative achieve its sales target with quality textiles.
The Cooptex sale is under way at the handloom centre at Co-optex colony near State Bank of India in Krishnagiri.
