The distribution of charkhas on a wide scale among the people was decided by:

The decision to distribute charkhas on a wide scale was a pivotal part of the constructive program during the Non-Cooperation Movement. In March 1921, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) met at Bezwada (now Vijayawada) and passed a historic resolution to raise one crore rupees for the Tilak Swaraj Fund, enroll one crore members, and distribute 20 lakh charkhas across India [1]. This initiative aimed to promote self-reliance and provide supplementary income to the poor while boycotting foreign textiles [3]. Gandhi viewed the charkha as a symbol of human society that resisted machine-led enslavement [3]. By 1921, the Congress had transitioned into a mass political party, adopting a flag featuring the charkha to represent the national struggle for independence. This large-scale distribution was essential to making the Khadi movement a central pillar of the nationalist identity during the early 1920s.

Sources

1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > Fig. 11.17 > p. 314
2. [3] http://etd.lib.jnu.ac.in/TH4076.pdf