51st IHGF –Delhi Fair-2021 Opens Virtually
Inaugurating the fair, Shri Ravi K. Passi, Chairman, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) welcomed everyone to the virtual platform in order for over 700 exhibitors of home, lifestyle fashion, furniture, and textile products to transact business with a large number of overseas buyers, domestic volume buyers and buying representatives. He informed that a large number of overseas buyers, wholesalers, and retailers have already registered to visit the show.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri U.P. Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles welcomed all the overseas buyers and exhibitors to have a very successful show and appreciated EPCH for holding several virtual editions of IHGF during the current pandemic since June’2020. He further said that this edition of the virtual fair will help in giving a much-needed push to the exports of handicrafts and generating additional employment in this cottage sector of the Indian economy. Shri Singh further stated that organizing the 51st edition of the IHGF-Delhi fair virtually amidst Corona crisis reflects the indomitable spirit of the handicraft exporting fraternity to continue furthering the efforts to strengthen the Handicrafts Sector.
During the Fair Webinars on topics such as “Quick Ways to Optimise Forex Operations in Turbulent Times” and “Seven easy ways to Grow your Exports” will be organized to provide in-depth knowledge to the participants so that they can keep themselves abreast with the international trade requirements. Further, craft demonstrations by Artisans on blue pottery, Warli painting, screw pine craft, Kani shawls, Meenakari, artistic Textiles will also form part of the activities that are scheduled during the fair.
The 51st IHGF Delhi Fair 2021 is India’s largest Virtual Fair in the Home, Fashion, Lifestyle, Textiles, and Furniture sector and an exclusive B2B online platform is developed to assist buyers from all across the globe to source from India. The Fair organized by the EPCH will see the participation of 1500 plus manufacturers and exporters showcasing 2000 plus product expressions. Overseas buyers from over 85 countries from across the globe have already registered to visit the show. The estimated figures for exports of handicrafts for the period April-March of the financial year 2020-21 which stands at Rs. 25558.94 crores (USD 3443.45 million) registering a growth of 1.14 % (Rupee terms) and decline (-)3.39 % (dollar terms) over the same period last year.