: 52nd Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair concludes on anticipatory note as MP hints new schemes for artisans soon #finance #StockMarketNEWS 52nd Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair concludes on anticipatory

52nd Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair concludes on anticipatory note as MP hints new schemes for artisans soon #finance #StockMarketNEWS
52nd Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair concludes on anticipatory note as MP hints new schemes for artisans soon New Delhi, 1 Nov (KNN) The 52nd edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts (IHGF) Delhi Fair was concluded yesterday with a Valedictory Ceremony and Best Display Awards in the presence of distinguished guests Dr. Syed Zafar Islam, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Sunil Bharala, Chairman/ Minister of State, Labour Welfare Council, Government of UP.

They gave away the Ajai Shankar and P. N. Suri Memorial Awards for best design.

In his address, Dr. Syed Zafar Islam congratulated the awardees and praised them for their award-worthy efforts. He added that the Prime Ministers "Vocal for Local" and "Make in India" initiatives plan to take the local brands to a global stage and under the same programs, new schemes will be announced that will benefit the artisans even more.

He hailed the strengths of the nation’s capable and highly skilled artisans and craftsmen, supported by entrepreneurs and manufacturer exporters that present India in the right light today. “Quality artisans is deshmein, is deshkimitti se!" he exclaimed. Talking about the vaccination milestone, he said that many countries couldnt believe that a developing country like India could achieve this, making impossible, possible.

He hailed EPCH under the leadership of Dr. Rakesh Kumar for doing commendable and exemplary work for the handicrafts sector. Dr. Islam assured the industry stakeholders that they need not worry about anything else except their business, creating a suitable environment for that business is high on the Governments agenda.

The ceremony was also attended by, Rajkumar Malhotra, Chairman Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts ( EPCH), Kamal Soni, Vice Chairman, Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Director General, EPCH & Chairman, IEML, R. K.

Verma, Executive Director, EPCH and Members of Committee of Administration-EPCH, Award Winners, participants.

Sunil Bharala, Chairman / Minister of State, Labour Welfare Council, Government of UP, further emphasized the importance of buying local products and stressed that importing fr0m China should be minimized.

“This Diwali, we should buy the gifts fr0m our artisans so even they can flourish during the post-pandemic period. Indian products are attractive and no other market can compete with them,” he said.

Rajkumar Malhotra, Chairman-EPCH, spoke about the challenges the fair organizers had to go through post-pandemic in putting the show together. After lot of discussion with stakeholders, EPCH took the bold decision to organize the fair in the physical manner.