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feature - 57th IHGF Delhi Fair - Spring 2024

CHEMS showcases achievements

People are the most important for any industry and so is
manpower. While the handicrafts industry has its share of artisans
and crafts persons, personnel with the right training and
fundamental knowledge play a crucial role in its functioning. In
this direction, the Centre for Handicrafts Exports Management
Studies, popularly known as CHEMS was launched by EPCH in
Moradabad, 2019.

Seeing its popularity, a second batch was introduced in Delhi.
Dean CHEMS, Ms. Rita Nahata informed, “further in 2020 the
training program expanded its outreach to Jodhpur, Jaipur and
Saharanpur. The course with intakes of 15-20 students per batch,
offer 100% job guarantee and the modules include education in
the exports business fundamentals, documentation and industry
exposure. The length of the course is about 52-55 hours. 34
batches including 588 students have graduated, out of which
150 are already exporters and member exporters with EPCH.
Some of them are among exhibitors at this fair, proudly displaying
their products for the world to see.”
In the picture below are Aditya Jain (2nd batch 2019); Kanika
(34th batch -most recent); Pooja Jain (2023 batch); and Burhan
(2019 batch). “CHEMS program has provided us with with season while keeping in mind the importance of colours, trends,
complete and thorough guidance regarding the exports market. etc. The government schemes and processes regarding export
Most of us who were earlier only selling in domestic market are were simplified with the help of CHEMS and made it easier for us
able to sell overseas now. It has been an amazing journey. The to expand. Not only theory, but industrial and practical exposure
designs of our products have been completely transformed with and assistance in exhibition fairs like this one have been extremely
help of suggestions and guidance received during training. Instead helpful. Some of us have received international orders this time,”
of single pieces we now preparing collection-wise products every they shared.

The CHEMS showcase at IHGF Delhi Fair-Spring 2024 with products from some of its alumni who are now exporters

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