The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) has unanimously elected Dinesh Kumar as the new chairman in its 144th meeting of committee of administration (COA). Kumar, representing M/s Orient Art & Crafts, New Delhi, is a leading exporter of handicrafts from India. He has been associated with the handicraft sector for more than four decades. Kumar is also running retail business of handicraft products and manufacturing units. He has served as member of the committee of administration, president, trade fairs and vice-chairman of EPCH and is also one of the directors of India Exposition Mart limited.
Kumar expressed his gratitude to members of COA of EPCH for electing him as chairman and said, that in order to sustain this growth, the international marketing initiatives, cluster development projects, design, product development and new policy initiatives need to be pursued more vigorously. The export of handicrafts have shown an increase from Rs27,746.84 crore (2014-15) to Rs23,504.42 crore during the year (2013-14), showing an increase of 18.05 per cent over previous year. The handicrafts export has surpassed the target of US $ 4,468 million.