PM Modi To Inaugurate “Textiles India 2017” Event On Friday:- India’s first-ever mega trade event for the textiles sector, “Textiles India 2017” will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi in Gandinagar, Gujarat on Friday.
The event showcases the nation as a global sourcing hub and investment destination for manufacturers world-wide. Around 2,500 international buyers, over a thousand international and domestic exhibitors and several top fashion designers, will participate in the three-day conference of the event.
Modi will inaugurate the trade fair and exhibition, which will be followed by a CEO round table. Union ministers including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Textile Minister Smriti Irani will deliberate upon the key challenges faced by the sector with industry representatives from the entire textile value chain. At least 15,000 visitors are expected to attend the event.
Based on themes like exploring new markets and technology for handmade carpets, tribal weaves of India, advanced technology in textile manufacturing, skilling requirements in high value chain in the textiles sector and carving a niche market world over for Indian handcrafted goods, among others will be witnessed in the round table conference.
The conference mainly for global investors, aims to investigate opportunities and strengths of textiles and apparel manufacturing in India, and agreements to forge collaboration with global players in the textiles segment will also be signed.
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