Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) is an apex organisation in India for development and promotion of exports of Handicrafts with over 10,000 member exporters from across the country
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RK Malhotra, Chairman, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), in separate letters to the Prime Minister and the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Minister of Textiles, has asked for exemption from mandatory 10-day quarantine for British nationals coming on business visa. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) is an apex organisation in India for development and promotion of exports of Handicrafts with over 10,000 member exporters from across the country.
Prior to the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF), scheduled for October 28 to October 31, at India Expo Centre Mart, Greater Noida, the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts has appealed to the Prime Minister and the Union Commerce & Industry and Textiles Minister, to exempt British citizens coming on business visas from the 10-day mandatory quarantine which the government has notified as a reciprocal action against UK’s decision to impose quarantine for Indian citizens irrespective of the vaccination status. Incidentally, the 10-day mandatory quarantine kicked in from October 4.
Considered a ‘one-stop sourcing destination’ for handicrafts and gifts, around 1500 handicraft exporters from all across the country with a large number of overseas buyers and their representatives from across the globe are expected for the 52nd edition of the fair
In his letter, Malhotra said, “In order to achieve the Government of India’s target of USD 400 billion of merchandise export this year, it is important that the physical activities in the form of business exhibitions and buyer seller meets are organised so as to encourage in-person visit to these events and business is transacted. Keeping in view the same, it is requested that the mandatory quarantine may kindly be exempted for British nationals who are travelling to India on a business visa specifically to source from Indian exhibitions.”
IHGF is a prestigious biannual B2B expo by EPCH. It boasts of being one of the largest meetings of handicraft exporters under one roof recognised by the Limca Book of Records. Considered a ‘one-stop sourcing destination’ for handicrafts and gifts, around 1500 handicraft exporters from all across the country with a large number of overseas buyers and their representatives from across the globe are expected for the 52nd edition of the fair.
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