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IHGF Delhi Fair - Spring 2024 brought
together an abundant diversity of products
for different lifestyles and living spaces. The
fair endeavored to present the culturally and
craft-rich India with its ability, capacity, and
competence to cater to global markets. With
a significant influx of buyers from around the
world, exhibitors at this fair were committed
to making it a pivotal platform for the Indian
handicraft sector, aligning with EPCH’s goal
of ‘Teen Guna Tees Tak’. With a new range of
handicrafts and gift products, collectively they
offered a full spectrum of thoughtfully
curated concepts and products at a single
Pradesh; Shri K.K. Bishnoi, Hon'ble State Minister of Industry and
platform.
Commerce Department, Youth Affairs and Sports Department,
Constantly striving to make it the most visited sourcing show, Skills, Planning and Entrepreneurship Department, Policy Making
the organizers’ mission encompassed various facets of Department, Govt. of Rajasthan; Shri Syed Zafar Islam, National
manufacturing and export, including scaling up production Spokesperson, BJP; Shri Prashant Singhal, Mayor of Aligarh; Shri
capacities, enhancing quality, innovating designs, introducing new Tarun Rathi, Vice President, Film Development Council
product variations, and expanding outreach to connect with an Government of Uttar Pradesh; Bharat Tex Chairman, Shri Naren
increasing number of buyers, meeting their diverse requirements. Goenka, and Shri Bhadresh Dodhia, Chairman, SRTEPC; Shri
Capitalizing on the unmatched diversity and choices within the Ghanshyam Ojha, All India President, Laghu Udyog Bharti; and
country, these manufacturer-exporters aspired to become the Shri Om Prakash Gupta, All India General Secretary, Laghu Udyog
primary suppliers to attendees at the fair, catering to the needs of Bharti. They interacted with the exhibitors and commended them
large wholesalers and importers. for the excellent range of products on display.
IHGF Delhi Fair-Spring 2024 was inaugurated on 6th February To keep the handicrafts fraternity well-informed and updated in
2024. It was visited by special guests including Shri Nand Gopal today's times of fast-changing information and technology,
Gupta 'Nandi', Hon'ble Cabinet Minister of Industrial Development, seminars on Emerging Horizons: Navigating Future Trends; Driving
Export Promotion, NRI, Investment Promotion, Govt. of Uttar Growth with Productivity and Capital Efficiency; Crafting a Circular
Future: Navigating Sustainability and Carbon Impact; Reviving
Tradition and Reducing Impact Through Sustainable Pathways;
System Optimization for Better Profitability; Creating Online
Presence Through Effective Digital Marketing; and Emerging
Cyber Security Trends - Challenges and Security Services in the
Digital Era. by leading industry professionals and international
consultants, etc. were insightful and well-attended.

The fair received the patronage of overseas buyers, buying
houses, buying agents, and domestic volume buyers. The show
saw field days with buyers from almost all of India's export markets
over the world besides new and emergent ones.

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