Members of COA-EPCH (Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts) unanimously elected Prince Malik of Osyrus Overseas as its new vice chairman. Malik is also secretary of Expo Mart Exhibitor’s Association of India, India Exposition Mart ltd, Greater Noida.
The new vice chairman, Malik, said in his statement, “Keeping in line with the growth trend of the last two financial years it is expected that the export growth will touch higher levels in the year ahead.”Malik further added that in order to sustain this growth the international marketing initiatives, cluster development projects, design and product development, skill development, new policy initiatives are needed to be pursued more vigorously.In the year 2012-13 exports of handicrafts have registered a growth 38.50 per cent (in rupee) over the same period last year. In 2013-14 (April-February) handicrafts exports was Rs18,368.89 crores (US$3038.41 million) in comparison to Rs13,477.17 crores (US$ 2478 million) over the same period last year.