The Ahmedabad roadshow was conducted by Texprocil on December 18 with the support of Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL), Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI), Gujarat Garments Manufacturers Association (GGMA), Maskati Mahajan Association and Fabexa.
Roadshows across India are being held to promote Bharat Tex 2024 textile expo in New Delhi from February 26-29.
Cities like Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhilwara, and Indore recently hosted these events, with key figures from the textile industry and government attending.
Over 3,000 international buyers are expected to attend the mega textile event.
Prajakta Verma, joint secretary, ministry of textiles, said at the Ahmedabad roadshow that over 3,000 international buyers are expected to attend the event. “It will be a mega textile event of a global scale, international character showcasing the entire textile value chain weaving the theme of sustainability,” Verma said in a tweet.
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) organised a roadshow at the ITC Windsor in Bengaluru on December 15. Rachna Shah, secretary of the ministry of textiles, Rohit Kansal, additional secretary of the ministry of textiles, Dr. Richard Vincent D’Souza, principal secretary of the commerce and industries department (MSME and Mines) for the government of Karnataka, and C N Sreedhara, commissioner for textile development and director of handlooms and textiles, attended the roadshow.
The roadshow in Indore was organised on December 13 by Texprocil with the support of Handloom Export Promotion Council, Madhya Pradesh Textiles Mills Association and the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation. Dr. Siddharth Rajgopal, executive director of Texprocil, was the chief guest. Rajeev Saxena, joint secretary, ministry of textiles, government of India, and Navneet Mohan Kothari, managing director, MP Industrial Development Corporation (MPIDC) Ltd attended the roadshow.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KD)