chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

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7. Buyer Seller Meet – Magic of Gifted
Hand at Pragati Maidan during IITF
from 14-27 November, 2011
During the year 2011-12, the theme of
Indian International Trade Fair organized
by ITPO at Pragati Maidan from 14-27
November, 2011 was ‘Magic of Gifted
Hands’. EPCH participated with 54
exporter members. The response was
encouraging as participated exporters
got spot orders of Rs. 8 crores during
the fair besides attended sufficient export
enquires. The display of exportable
products of innovated designs enabled
the domestic consumers to know about
various forms of gifts and decorative
handicrafts and created awareness both
for domestic as well as foreign visitors.
In addition to above, during IITF Council
organized following Seminars which were
attended by large number of participants
and visitors to the fair:
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Indian Handicrafts: Challenges in
Marketing on 15 th November, 2011
Design & Product Development on
16 th November, 2011
Increasing Competitiveness of Indian
Handicrafts on 19 th November, 2011
8. Exposure of Crafts of North Eastern
Region and Jammu & Kashmir for
export market
In order to promote exports of handicrafts
from North Eastern Region as well as
Jammu Kashmir exclusive efforts were
made and thematic pavilions of their
crafts along with exporters/craftspersons
during IHGF(Autumn) held in October,
2011 was conducted. The crafts of
both the above region got exposure and
awareness was created amongst large
number of foreign buyers who visited
the IHGF and enabled them to secure
export orders from their products and
market linkages with International market
to explore exports and to generate
employment in the above areas.
ACTIVITIES OF EXPORT
PROMOTION DURING 2011-12
The following participations are proposed,
2012:
ACTIVITIES ABROAD
●
AFL Artigiano un Fiera, Milan Italy
(under ITPO) (4 th -12 th Dec. 2011
● MACEF-Spring, Milan, Italy 26-29
January, 2012
●
International Spring Fair Birmingham,
UK 6- 10 February 2012
● Imm Cologne, Germany, 16-21
January, 2012
●
Heimtextil, Frankfurt, 10-14 January,
2012
● Ambiente, Frankfurt Germany, 10-14
February, 2012
ACTIVITIES IN INDIA
● 32 nd Indian Handicrafts And Gifts
Fair (Spring), 2012, New Delhi ( 15-
Feb. 2012)
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Thematic display of handicrafts during
Tex Trend India organized during
19-21 January, 2012 at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi
● 100 Awareness programme on
Quality compliances to be conducted
in craft clusters in different regions of
the country.
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8 Workshop on training programme
on export marketing, procedure
management
150