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CEPC expects business of a few thousand crore rupees at India Carpet Expo

Aamir H Kaki Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Chairman, Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC), said on Monday that they are expecting a business of a few thousand crore rupees at the 33rd edition of India Carpet Expo (ICE). “We are hoping to generate a lot of business from this edition of ICE. This is one of our bi-annual events and I personally feel that New Delhi is easy for buyers to come. The previous edition was held in Varanasi last year. We have a great list of exhibitors and are expecting business generated would be in a few thousand crores,” he said. “There are more than 300 exhibitors exhibiting their products at the ICE from across the country,” Sharma told The Dollar Business when ...

Textiles Ministry has taken various initiatives to promote carpet industry: Ajay Tamta

Aamir H Kaki The Ministry of Textiles has taken various initiatives for the upliftment and growth of poor weavers and artisans in the handmade carpet industry, said Ajay Tamta, Minister of State for Textiles on Monday. “We have taken various measures for the upliftment and growth of the poor artisans in the handloom carpet industry, he said on the sidelines of the 33rd edition of the India Carpet Expo (ICE), which is being held on 27-30 in New Delhi. “Textile sector is the second largest employer after agriculture in India. As Textile Ministry covers a vast portfolio, there is a maximum scope of employment generation at the artisans and weavers level,” Tamta said. “In order to encourage weavers and artisans to increase production of ...

China keen to import Indian handmade carpets

The Dollar Business Bureau China on Tuesday expressed interest to sign an agreement with CPEC to promote and sell Indian handmade carpets in Chinese city of Yiwu.  An eight-member Chinese delegation, lead by Wang Bi Rong, Director General Bureau of Commerce, visited the India Carpet Expo in Varanasi on an invitation of CEPC( Carpet Export Promotion Council) to study the qualities of Indian handmade carpets. “The Chinese delegation was very excited to visit the Expo and informed that they witnessed a very high quality in Indian handmade carpets, which they did not find in China. The delegation was confident that the Indian handmade carpets would get a very good sales response in Yiwu City,” said Ministry of Textiles in a statement. Wang also expressed ...

Centre targets Rs 7,600 crore carpets & floor covering exports for fiscal 2015-16

Vanita Peter D’souza| The Dollar Business Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Textile in the presence of Dr. Sanjay Kumar Panda, Secretary Textile and Samir Kumar Biswas, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), checking carpets at the Indian Carpet Expo conducted by the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) on March 27, 2015, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.   To showcase the weaving skills of Indian hand-knotted carpet artisans amongst the overseas carpet buyers, Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) had launched the 29th Edition of India Carpet Expo on March 27, 2015, in New Delhi. The expo was inaugurated by Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Textile in the presence of Dr. Sanjay Kumar Panda, Secretary Textile and Mr. Samir Kumar Biswas, ...