The International Handloom and Gift Fair is organised every year for the tourists coming here from across the world. Madhya Pradesh Handicraft and Handloom Corporation also participates in the International Handloom and Gift Fair every year, and this year the corporation has received huge sale orders from foreign customers.
Notably the International Handloom and Gift Fair, is organised at Greater Noida only for the foreign customers. The fair is organised by Export promotion Council for Handicrafts operating under Ministry of Textiles (Government of India).
The buyer’s traffic in this fair was much more than expected. Notably, last year the Madhya Pradesh Handicraft and Handloom Corporation received the orders for hammocks and chairs of jute of around $ 6,000. But, this year the orders have increased more than $ 17,000 for the same products.
Majorly, the orders for the jute hammocks and chairs have been received from the foreign customers belonging to Germany, Holland and Japan. Moreover, special orders have been taken up to 2,000 pieces of jute hammocks of different designs and jute chairs as well. As the summer season in UK arrives in the month of April, these orders have been taken keeping in mind the time limit.
Besides, Chief General Manager of the corporation, Nagendra Mehta was present as the representative at the fair and interacted with the customers. The fair was organised from October 15 to 18.
At the affair, the customers from across the globe had a close look at the samples and then put up their orders for the jute hammocks and chairs. It is to be noted that after an interval of four years, Madhya Pradesh Handicraft and Handloom Corporation has received huge orders at International Handloom and Gift Fair.