The objective of the interaction was to project India’s commitment towards attracting investments in the Textile Sector so as to enhance production and thereby exports. The expo will be open seven days a week, from 10am to 12pm (midnight) from Saturday to Wednesday and 10am to 2am (night) (Thursday and Friday), the Ministry of Textiles said in a press release.
“The India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is one of the biggest platforms that offers a golden opportunity to showcase India to the world and project the country as the next hub for growth and innovation,” chairman of Export Promotion Council of Handicrafts, Raj Kumar Malhotra, said.
“Handicrafts is one of the important exports from the cottage sector of the country and has immense potential in the overseas market. With the exports of around $3,500 million, the handicrafts of India are sold across the globe and India is one of the preferred destination of the overseas buyers for sourcing home, lifestyle, fashion, furniture and textiles items from India,” RK Verma, executive director-Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, said.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)