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Kamal
Nath to inaugurate Carpet Expo
New
Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal
Nath will inaugurate the 14th India Carpet Expo here tomorrow.
Shankersinh Vaghela, Union Minister for Textiles; G.K.
Pillai, Commerce Secretary and Rita Menon, Textiles Secretary
will also attend the function. The four-day expo is being
organised by the Carpet Export Promotion Council. The
expo is world acclaimed established fair on handmade carpets
and other floor coverings in South East Asia, envisaging
unique business oriented platform to the importers and
exporters. More than 200 exhibitors from Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana will display their
trend setting designs of handmade carpets and floor coverings.
It is expected that around 300 overseas buyers from USA,
Germany, France and Italy will also visit the fair. The
Indian carpet industry has the potential for expansion
since adequate skilled manpower and raw-material is available
and, moreover, Indian carpets have tremendous flexibility
and adaptability. The total export of carpets viz., handmade
woollen tufted, handmade silk, handmade staple/synthetic,
cotton, rugs, druggets, and durries during the year 2007-08
was US 875.71 million dollars as compared to US 807.94
dollars in 2006-07. The top exporting destinations are:
USA, Germany, UK, Australia and France.
-Feb
11, 2009
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