800 to 1000 Crores Business & Enquiries Generated from 33rd India Carpet Expo

397 overseas carpet buyers from around 60 Countries and

  350 Buying Representatives/ Buying Houses  attended India Carpet Expo 2017

New Delhi, March 30, 2017: Carpet Export Promotion Council organized the 33rd Edition of India Carpet Expo from 27th to 30th March 2017 at Hall nos. 11, 12 & 12A Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, with an aim to promote the Cultural Heritage and showcase the weaving skills of Indian hand-knotted carpet artisans amongst the overseas hand-knotted carpet buyers. India Carpet Expo was inaugurated on 27th March 2017 by Hon’ble Textile Minister Smt. Smriti Irani in the august presence of Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Shri Virender Singh, Hon’ble  Member of Parliament, Bhadohi. Dignitaries like Ms. Rashmi Verma, IAS, Secretary (Textiles), Shri J.K Dadoo Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce,             Shri Puneet Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Babni Lal, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Aditi Das Raut, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textile and Shri Ranjan Kumar, Commissioner, Vindhyachal Mandal, Mirzapur marked their presence in the Expo.

Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles said, “Handmade Carpet Industry holds No. 1 Status in terms of value & quantity in export of handmade carpet. We are very glad that CEPC organizes this Expo twice every year to promote Indian weavers worldwide. Every year Expo generates huge amount of business. We assure our support to the carpet industry for their efforts for the betterment of small Manufacturers and artisans"

       

The Chairman of CEPC Mr. Mahavir Pratap Sharma, said “over 4000 enquiries and almost Rs. 800 to 1000 Crore business is expected from the 4 day Expo which shall be executed in the coming months. This year we are expecting Growth rate of about 8 to 9 percent in terms of dollar. This expo will lead to opening up of new market opportunity for the industry and shall help small and Medium Indian carpet exporters in promoting their products to overseas countries. Eventually, this ongoing process, on a broader scale, is instrumental in projecting” Make in India Brand” in overseas markets. Government has set up a target of almost Rs.11, 000 crore (US $ 1561 million) carpets & floor covering export for the fiscal year 2016- 2017, which he said shall be achieved. He further said Indian carpet expo is an ideal platform for International Carpet Buyers, Buying houses, buying Agents, Architects and Indian Carpet Manufacturers & Exporters to meet and establish long term business relationship. For the first time 60 countries participated in the expo, where buyers form countries like Bulgaria, Israel, Malaysia, Mauritius, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Serbia, Hungary attended for the first time alongside countries like Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, U.K., USA, Japan etc.”

The Carpet Export Promotion  Council showcased  the products of more than 305 reputed small, medium and large manufacturer exporters from all over country viz U.P., Rajasthan, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh etc.  A record number of 397 overseas carpet buyers visited the expo to generate business for this rural based cottage sector. It is the endeavor of the Council to provide exclusive business environment to the both carpet importers as well as manufacturer-exporters, which ultimately will benefit about  2 million weavers and artisans employed in this highly labour intensive rural based MSME cottage industry.

397 overseas carpet buyers from around 60 Countries and

 350 Buying Representatives/ Buying Houses  attended India Carpet Expo 2017

New Delhi, March 30, 2017: Carpet Export Promotion Council organized the 33rd Edition of India Carpet Expo from 27th to 30th March 2017 at Hall nos. 11, 12 & 12A Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, with an aim to promote the Cultural Heritage and showcase the weaving skills of Indian hand-knotted carpet artisans amongst the overseas hand-knotted carpet buyers. India Carpet Expo was inaugurated on 27th March 2017 by Hon’ble Textile Minister Smt. Smriti Irani in the august presence of Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Shri Virender Singh, Hon’ble  Member of Parliament, Bhadohi. Dignitaries like Ms. Rashmi Verma, IAS, Secretary (Textiles), Shri J.K Dadoo Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce,             Shri Puneet Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Babni Lal, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Aditi Das Raut, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textile and Shri Ranjan Kumar, Commissioner, Vindhyachal Mandal, Mirzapur marked their presence in the Expo.

Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles said, “Handmade Carpet Industry holds No. 1 Status in terms of value & quantity in export of handmade carpet. We are very glad that CEPC organizes this Expo twice every year to promote Indian weavers worldwide. Every year Expo generates huge amount of business. We assure our support to the carpet industry for their efforts for the betterment of small Manufacturers and artisans"

       

The Chairman of CEPC Mr. Mahavir Pratap Sharma, said “over 4000 enquiries and almost Rs. 800 to 1000 Crore business is expected from the 4 day Expo which shall be executed in the coming months. This year we are expecting Growth rate of about 8 to 9 percent in terms of dollar. This expo will lead to opening up of new market opportunity for the industry and shall help small and Medium Indian carpet exporters in promoting their products to overseas countries. Eventually, this ongoing process, on a broader scale, is instrumental in projecting” Make in India Brand” in overseas markets. Government has set up a target of almost Rs.11, 000 crore (US $ 1561 million) carpets & floor covering export for the fiscal year 2016- 2017, which he said shall be achieved. He further said Indian carpet expo is an ideal platform for International Carpet Buyers, Buying houses, buying Agents, Architects and Indian Carpet Manufacturers & Exporters to meet and establish long term business relationship. For the first time 60 countries participated in the expo, where buyers form countries like Bulgaria, Israel, Malaysia, Mauritius, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Serbia, Hungary attended for the first time alongside countries like Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, U.K., USA, Japan etc.”

The Carpet Export Promotion  Council showcased  the products of more than 305 reputed small, medium and large manufacturer exporters from all over country viz U.P., Rajasthan, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh etc.  A record number of 397 overseas carpet buyers visited the expo to generate business for this rural based cottage sector. It is the endeavor of the Council to provide exclusive business environment to the both carpet importers as well as manufacturer-exporters, which ultimately will benefit about  2 million weavers and artisans employed in this highly labour intensive rural based MSME cottage industry.

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33rd India carpet expo 390 buyers registred in three days

New Delhi, 29th March, 2017: The 33rd Edition of India Carpet Expo, Organized by Carpet Export Promotion Council at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, has received overwhelming response from around 390 buyers from across the world in the three days of the Expo. Sr. Officials from Centre and State Government i.e. Shri Puneet Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Smt. Aditi Das Raut, Trade Advisor, Smt. Babni Lal, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Textiles and Shri Ranjan Kumar, Commissioner, Vindhyachal Mandal, Mirzapur, marked their presence on the third day of the Expo. From creating new concepts about the carpets, to giving it a different perspective, that carpets should not only be used as floor covers but also wall hangings, this Expo has it all. Mr. Umar Hammeed, 2nd Vice Chairman, CEPC and M/s Hannan’s Oriental Rugs, the owner of the most expensive carpet in the Expo, while introducing his products explained the reason why this carpet is so expensive is that this “ 9/12 foot carpet has 2500 knots per square inch, which required 3 and a half years to be manufactured and is completely hand knotted Silk Carpet. This particular type of knotting process is called Sinnah. It’s also available in Iran, but they have different format of making it.” Mr. Nauman Waziri of M/s Waziri India, the owner of the Carpet Design Award 2017 for Innovations at Domotex International Trade Fair at Hannover (Germany) winning carpet for its unique design, said, “We wanted to change the characteristics of carpet, to be used as a wall hanging. The carpet is made up of only two colors in monochrome palate. The idea behind this carpet was to bring the nature to people on their walls, through carpet. The size of this carpet is 8/10 foot and is completely hand knotted. This wool and silk carpet took 3 months to be manufactured by 3 weavers working together to give my imagination of replacing the painting with the carpet, ashape.” Mr. Vijay Kapoor, M/s Kapoor Carpets, shares “We are in this industry since 1903 and have been part of this expo since the very beginning. Today M/s Kapoor Carpets is run by the fifth generation of the family tree. We have received ‘The Certificate of Honour’ at British Empire Exhibition held in London in 1924 and since then there is no turning back to us. The only thing we are lacking behind, in terms of industry is the unsuitable flexibility in price, which I would like to demand from the Govt. to look after.” The Expo is organized under the aegis of Govt. of India focuses on the Highly Labour Intensive Indian Handmade Carpet Industry and aims to provide employment to about 20 Lakhs workers/ artisans especially women directly or indirectly in the rural areas. With the participation of over 305 exhibitors, India Carpet Expo is one of the largest Handmade Carpet Fairs in Asia with a unique platform for the buyers to source the best handmade carpets, Rugs and other floor coverings under one roof.

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Every Stall presents a New and Different Concept Creating new Opportunities for Business : Buyers

New Delhi, 28th March, 2017: The 33rd Edition of India Carpet Expo, Organized by Carpet Export Promotion Council at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, has received overwhelming response from around 350 buyers from across the world in the second day of the Expo. India Carpet Expo “Showcasing new Fall-winter collection, as per the buyers’ requirements in terms of size, design, colour and quality which is grabbing the interest of the buyers. Rohit Paliwal from Jaipur Rugs says, “We have been participating here since last 10 years and every year there is a different demand and requirement among the buyers, It’s a kind of a bazaar where the buyers and sellers meet. Every year we launch a different collection, this year we have launched our ‘Unstring by Kavi’ collection and have got great response from the buyers. We think we are growing along with the industry every year.” Patrik, buyer from Neitherland says, “We have been coming here since last 3 years. Every year there is something new, something refreshing, they have new ideas and new concept to share and all of them in a pocket friendly rate. The best thing about this place is you get everything under one roof.” G S Anand from Anand Creations says, “We have been participating here since last 25 years and we keep on updating our collection every year as per the season and requirement of buyers. This year due to slow down in global market especially Europe and middle East the impact is evident in the expo. But as compared to last 20 years we have done very good business from this expo.” Hamid Tab, a Buyer from USA says, “My team always come here but for me, this is my first visit to the Expo. I must say it’s a very good opportunity, not only for the exhibitors but also the buyers like us. Everything here is such a great piece of work. Every stall has something new to say, you just can’t select your favorite one. I am sure I’m going to keep coming here again and again.” The Expo is organized under the aegis of Govt. of India focuses on the Highly Labour Intensive Indian Handmade Carpet Industry and aims to provide employment to about 20 Lakhs workers/ artisans especially women directly or indirectly in the rural areas. With the participation of over 305 exhibitors, India Carpet Expo is one of the largest Handmade Carpet Fairs in Asia with a unique platform for the buyers to source the best handmade carpets, Rugs and other floor coverings under one roof.

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Textile Minister Smt. Smriti Irani inaugurated 33rd Edition of India Carpet Expo at Pragati Maidan

, New Delhi New Delhi, 27th March, 2017: The 33rd Edition of India Carpet Expo, Organized by Carpet Export Promotion Council at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi was inaugurated today with lamp lighting by Hon’ble Minister of Textile, Smt. Smriti Irani in the august presence of Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Sri Virender Singh, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Bhadohi. The Expo is organized under the aegis of Govt. of India with an aim to promote the Cultural Heritage and weaving skills of Indian hand-made Carpets and other floor coverings amongst the visiting overseas carpet buyers. Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles in his press briefing mentioned that, “We are very glad that CEPC organizes this Expo twice every year to promote Indian weavers worldwide. Every year Expo generates huge amount of business. We have everything handmade and hand weaved here, which is the major attraction to the foreign buyers.” Shri Virender Singh, Hon’ble M.P., Bhadohi said, “We are planning to provide special privileges to the shepherds for the first time, as they play a crucial role in the process of carpet manufacturing. Until now all the focus was only on the weavers and manufacturers, but now we hope for the upliftment of the shepherds as well.” Mr. Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Chairman, CEPC said “India carpet expo is an ideal platform for International Carpet Buyers, Buying houses, buying Agents, Architects and Indian Carpet Manufacturers & Exporters to meet and establish long term business relationship. This exhibition is a crucial step towards taking Indian exports of Handmade carpet to much greater and newer heights. We have also set up a special theme pavilion wherein the experts of the industry are showcasing the process of carpet weaving through the concept of ergonomic and flexible tufting frame.” Mr. Sharma further added that orders worth over thousand crores are expected to be executed. New fall-winter colors and designs are being showcased at the Carpet Expo. India Carpet Expo is one of the largest Handmade Carpet Fairs in Asia with a unique platform for the buyers to source the best handmade carpets, Rugs and other floor coverings under one roof. With the participation of over 305 exhibitors, it has become a popular destination worldwide on Handmade Carpets. A record number of 410 overseas carpet buyers from around 60 countries mainly Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, U.K., USA etc. shall be visiting the Expo to generate business for this rural based cottage sector. It is the endeavor of the Council to provide exclusive business environment to the both carpet importers as well as manufacturer-exporters, which ultimately will benefit about 2 million weavers and artisans employed in this highly labour intensive rural based MSME cottage industry.

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