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Themed 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle', Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair inaugurated

New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) Delhi Fair (Autumn) 2019 endeavours to focus on 'Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle' this year to encourage sustainable development and preservation of the environment.
Textiles Secretary Ravi Capoor inaugurated the Fair at the India Expo Centre & Mart at Greater Noida on Wednesday.
Overseas buyers from 110 countries are in India to source home, lifestyle, fashion, furniture and textiles products from around 3200 Indian exhibitors who are participating in the Fair that will be on from October 16 – 20.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Mr Capoor urged the organisers of the IHGF-Delhi Fair to make all efforts to ensure that next year the Fair attracts over 10,000 exhibitors.
He further said that with the skills of Indian artisans and the crafts heritage of India the handicrafts industry has the potential to achieve greater growth for not only the sector but for the artisans and the exporters and increase the handicrafts exports of India to Rs 100,000 crore from the exiting Rs 26,590 crore.

The Textiles Secretary further said the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) must explore the possibility of opening handicrafts parks in India and develop those parks as tourism and crafts centres.
He welcomed the proposal of EPCH for setting up of handicrafts parks for apparel and handlooms and assured the support of the Textiles Ministry for setting up of apparel and handlooms parks by EPCH. Shifting of the production from small organised units to these parks will be beneficial for the small units as it will reduce overhead costs.

He also directed EPCH to include new segments in the IHGF-Delhi Fair for women entrepreneurs and new artisans and also ensure that the handicrafts industry works on a sustainable model where the entire production process will function as a zero waste manufacturing sector.

Director General EPCH, Rakesh Kumar, said that efforts are being made by EPCH for sustainable development and preservation of environment by focusing on reduce, reuse and recycle at this edition of the Fair. Around 50 tonnes waste material like plastic, metal, wood and fabric are being reused to enhance and decorate the IHGF-Delhi Fair 2019.

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