Gandhi’s prescription for social progress and transformation is contained in what he describes as the constructive programme. It is conceived as an alternative positive programme for social reorganisation to the one, the orthodox Anarchists offer. In its implementation, Gandhi met with partial success. It gives content to the concept of satyagraha and is framed with the purpose of their applicability within the Indian social and economic milieu. The programme is considered as the key to the attainment of poorna swaraj and consists of the following items: communal harmony, removal of untouchability, prohibition Khadi cottage industries,village  sanitation, new or basic education–nai talim , adult education, upliftment of women, education in health and hygiene and propagation of national language, Hindustani . Of these, the most important is Khadi .

For Gandhi, hand-spinning and hand-weaving is the salvation to the economic, political and psychological problems of India. He tries to meet the communist critique of the Khaddar programme by emphasising its capacity to organise the community. Decentralisation of industry is crucial for preserving the purity and cohesiveness of domestic life, artistic and creative talents of the individual members and more importantly, ‘people’s sense of freedom,ownership and dignity’. He wants to develop what he considers a khadi mentality by which