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E     vents in India






                                           Bharat-Tex 2024



                                         sustainability & innovation

                 EPCH participates with 343 member exporters, products display

                            garners appreciation from visitors and delegates




                                                               Bharat Mandapam,
                                                           Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
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                                                           26  - 29  February 2024






















           Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 1st edition of Bharat-Tex 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in the presence of
           Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Govt. of India; Smt. Darshana V Jardosh,
           Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Railways and Textiles, Govt. of India; organisers, participants, guests and media. Below: The Hon’ble Prime Minister seen
           with Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Secretary General, Bharat-Tex, Chairman, IEML and Chief Mentor, EPCH at Bharat Mandapam


           Over 100 Product announcements, International
           MoUs, Investment decisions and research
           collaborations mark 4 day event; 3000 buyers from
           over 100 countries visit; over 10000 artisans,
           weavers, students, factory workers, NGOs and
           producer companies participate; 70 knowledge
           sessions led by global experts discuss global textile
           trends, sustainability imperatives

              Inspired by the 5F Vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the  are connecting all the elements of the textile value chain with
           largest global textile event in India, Bharat Tex 2024 with a unified  each other via a 'Five F' journey. This journey includes (beginning
           Farm to Fashion focus concluded on 29th February, 2024 in New  the process at) farms, (producing) fibre, (manufacturing in)
           Delhi. The 4 day event was inaugurated on 26th February, 2024  factories, (executing the product in) fashion, and (taking it to)
           by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam. "We  foreign markets," he said. A mega exhibition promoting India's


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