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textile prowess, fostering international collaborations and Other highlights of the event included a farm to fibre full
stimulating economic growth, Bharat Tex was built on the twin value chain expo and included a Retail High Street focusing on
pillars of trade and investment with an overarching focus on India’s fashion retail market opportunities, dedicated pavilions on
sustainability and resilient supply chains. sustainability and recycling showcasing actual work done by
The mega event was organised by a consortium of 11 Textile individual industry as well as clusters like Panipat, Tirupur and
Export Promotion Councils and supported by the Ministry of Surat, an Indi-Haat showcasing India’s traditional sector of
Textiles. The event attracted besides policymakers and global CEOs, Handicrafts and Handlooms.
3,500 Exhibitors, 3,000 Buyers from 111 Countries and over one Over 10 Fashion presentations spread across 4 days on diverse
lakh trade visitors. An exhibition spread across nearly 2 million sq themes ranging from Indian Textiles Heritage to sustainability
ft of area and encompassing the entire textile value chain, and global designs, art demonstrations by master craftsmen,
including an artistically curated story of textiles- Vastra Katha were interactive fabric testing zones and product demonstrations and
the highlights of the event. The event was hosted simultaneously showcase of global fashion trends and special Indian trend books
at two state of the art venues- Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi were other significant attractions of the show.
with both venues fully subscribed.
A global scale conference with 70 sessions and 112
All major textile organisations and brands from around the international speakers saw engaging discussions on key textile
world were represented at Bharat-Tex 2024. All Indian leading issues of the day. In total, there were over 70 knowledge sessions
players including Reliance, Aditya Birla, Welspun, Trident, Vardhman, including 14 marque sessions on ESG, sustainability, circularity
Nahar, Indocount, Raymond SRF Industries among various other and recycling and Green Financing, Country and State Sessions,
players were represented at the highest levels. Multilateral over 25 capacity building masterclasses on various topics such as
Organizations and Global Think Tanks, various Indian and global ESG, Skilling, Finance, Smart Factories, New applications in Geotech,
industry bodies and associations including CMAI, CITI, SIMA, SGCCI, etc. The event also saw over 50 Business meetings with prominent
TEA, GEMA, YESS, ITMF, ITME, ATMA, NIFT, among others supported global brands and potential investors.
the event. Leading textile states including Uttar Pradesh, Over 10000 artisans, weavers, design and fashion students,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and factory workers, NGOs and Producer companies visited and
Karnataka were enthusiastic participants with dedicated pavilions participated in the Bharat Tex 2024 as special invitees. The
and government representations. exhibition at Yashomboomi reflected diverse and intricate artistry.
The exhibition featured Apparel, Home Furnishings, Floor It was open to public received positive response.
Coverings, Fibres, Yarns, Threads, Fabrics, Carpets, Silk, Handicrafts,
Bharat Tex also emerged as Launch Pad for various initiatives
Technical Textiles, etc. Besides, there were State Pavilions with
and Projects. A showcase of sustainable initiatives including Kasturi
their share of ethnic products and craftsmanship.
Cotton were also part of the event.
Union Minister for Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
In addition, several books were also launched during Bharat
Distribution and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal chaired
Tex 2024. The documentary launch was based on the theme
the CEO roundtable at Bharat-Tex 2024, which deliberated on ‘Women Power in Silk’. The event reported launch of the IndiaTEX
growth prospects of the Textile Sector. The Minister of State for
Project. The project ‘Innovative Business Practices and Economic
Textiles and Railways, Smt. Darshana V Jardosh was also present
Models in the Textile Value Chain in India’ (IndiaTex) is a four-year
during various events. A number of dignitaries including foreign UNEP project IndiaTex aims to accelerate the transition of the
dignitaries and senior government functionaries visited Bharat
Indian textile sector towards circularity. Additionally,
Tex. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath
announcement for Textiles Grand Innovation Challenge was also
attended the event on the concluding day and visited the theme done. The Ministry of Textiles is launching an innovation challenge
pavilion and UP State pavilion.
along with Startup India, DPIIT to leverage the pool of untapped

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