Spectacular Inauguration of “Textiles Week” including presentation of EPCH’s ‘Handicrafts Exporters Fraternity’ at India Pavilion in Dubai Expo 2020

29 November 2021, Mumbai:

The ‘Textiles Week’ was inaugurated by Vijoy Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles along with Shri Jay Karan Singh, Trade Advisor at India Pavilion in “DUBAI EXPO’ 2020 in the presence of heads of participating Export Promotion Councils, yesterday.

An interactive session on the ‘Sourcing and Investment Destination for Textiles Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme - A Game Changer’ was also organised at the Dubai Expo. The objective of the interaction was to project India’s commitment towards attracting investments in the Textile Sector so as to enhance production and thereby exports.

In his address, Chairman EPCH, Shri Raj Kumar Malhotra, said that the India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is one of the biggest platforms that offers a golden opportunity to showcase India to the world and project the country as the next hub for growth and innovation.

The Expo will be open seven days a week, from 10 am to 12 pm (midnight) from Saturday to Wednesday and 10 am to 2 am (night) (Thursday and Friday). Website: https://indiaexpo2020.com/

Speaking on the occasion, R.K. Verma, Executive Director-Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), informed that handicrafts is one of the important exports from the Cottage sector of the country and has immense potential in the overseas market.

With exports of around US$ 3500 million, the handicrafts of India are sold across the globe and India is one of the preferred destinations of the overseas buyers for sourcing home, lifestyle, fashion, furniture and textiles items from India.

PIB (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff)

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