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EPCH: IHGF underway

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01 April 2022, Mumbai:

The 53rd India Handicraft and Gift Fair (IHGF-Delhi Fair–2022) opened in Greater Noida yesterday. The 5-day show, which is organized by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), features over 2,500 exhibitors from all around India displaying products such as home textiles, lifestyle, fashion, textiles, and furniture.

The India Expo Center & Mart hosts the event, which spans 15 halls and 900 permanent showrooms. The event was opened by Darshana V. Jardosh, Union Minister of State for Textiles, and UP Singh, Secretary, Textiles.

On this occasion, Shantmanu, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts); Raj K Malhotra, Chairman; Dr. Rakesh Kumar, DG, EPCH; and another EPCH official were present.

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The fair, according to the Minister, represents the Government of India's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan,' as these large numbers of handicraft exporters produce the best of an Indian home, lifestyle, fashion, textiles, and furniture from locally sourced raw materials, earning much-needed foreign exchange for the country.

UP Singh praised the inclusion of various regional handmade products from J&K, Ladakh, Rajasthan, and the North-Eastern Regions in the show's Theme & Collective Presentations, particularly those manufactured from natural and eco-friendly materials.

"Over the years, a large number of interventions related to backward linkages through entrepreneurship development, skilling, product and design development, and forward linkages through marketing platforms for the complete development of the sector's ecosystem have been among EPCH's endeavors for the overall development of the handicrafts sector, leading to the increased exodus," Dr. Rakesh Kumar said, reflecting on the current optimistic sentiment of the handicrafts industry.