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40th India Carpet Expo – Institution of Awards

40^th India Carpet Expo – Institution of Awards

Press Release

25-09-2020 | New Delhi

The 1^st Virtual Edition of 40^th India Carpet Expo an exclusive trade fair for Handmade carpets and other floor-coverings, Organized by Carpet Export Promotion Council which was inaugurated on 21^st August, 2020 by Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development through Video Conferencing in the august presence of Shri Shantmanu, IAS, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) has received overwhelming response from around 364 overseas buyers from 61 countries and 191 Buying Representatives from across the world in the Expo. The 5 day Expo will remain open for business till midnight of 25^th August, 2020.

Response of the Exhibitors are encouraging, almost every participant have substantial Video Conferencing Meetings with overseas buyers and buying representatives.

For the first time Council organized “Design Awards – 2020” in the first Virtual Exhibition – 40^th India Carpet Expo on 25^th August, 2020 from 11.30 a.m. through video conferencing in which Shri Siddh Nath Singh, Chairman, CEPC, Shri Umer Hameed, 2^nd Vice-Chairman, CEPC, Shri Umesh Kumar Gupta, Shri Rajender Prashad Mishra, Shri Abdul Rub, Shri Sanjay Gupta, Shri Shree Ram Maurya, Members COA were present.

Shri Siddh Nath Singh, Chairman, CEPC in his welcome address mentioned that the basic idea of instituting this “Design Awards – 2020” was to appreciate and recognize the hard work of participants especially the younger generation in the industry for their participation in first Virtual Exhibition – 40^th India Carpet Expo organized by CEPC, an initiative to bridge the gap between Indian products and demand of Handmade Carpets and floor coverings across the globe in post pandemic era.