The National Handloom Expo 2013, underway at Motibagh, is receiving good response. The annual expo is organised every year by Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development and Marketing Federation and Development Commissioner (Handicraft), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
Special discount of 20 per cent is being offered in the expo. This year also handloom traders from different States like Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra and others are participating in the mega expo. This expo also helps people to find large variety of handloom and art work from different States under one roof.
Expo is featuring pashmina shawls from J&K, Banarasi saris from Uttar Pradesh, Painthni saris from Maharashtra, Galichas from Haryana, tant saris from Bengal, khadi finished and raw clothes from Delhi, Bhagalpuri saris from Bihar and many others at affordable prices. The Jammu & Kashmir stall owner said that low range shawls are being liked by several people starting from Rs 2,000. However the stall also has shawls ranging between Rs 2,800 and Rs 9,000.