Minister of state for textile, Ajay Tamta inaugurated India International Garment Fair (IIGF) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi yesterday. The fair runs from July 18 to 20. The exhibition has been peppered with themed fashion shows. Around 416 exhibitors are showcasing their innovations and products. Indian manufacturers, traders and designers are presenting their products for fashion and fashion accessories to trade visitors. As the sector's primary trade fair of the season, IIGF will set benchmarks for the entire industry.
In his speech, Tamta said this fair provides the Indian exporters an opportunity to exhibit their products that meets the international quality and technology standards. Events like these give a boost to the ‘Make in India’ program as the platform encourages smaller players and debutants to work towards making it a reality. Exporters should focus towards employment generation which is the real need of the hour, he later added.
The Apparel Export Promotional Council (AEPC), under the aegis of Ministry of textiles, Government of India, has been conducting this event for the last 29 years with resounding success. The network has been growing and flourishing year-to-year and forms the basis for the sourcing plans of all major brands in the world of fashion and accessories. With strong support of the government through ‘Market Access Initiative’ grant and incentives offered to buyers under the ‘Reverse Buyer Seller Meet’ scheme, the fair has always attracted buyers from various countries. As Ashok G Rajani, Chairman, AEPC, points out riding on the wave of textile package, this edition of IIGF sees a huge number of exhibitors.
He said with finer details of the package expected soon, the industry would fall in line and all the creases that have developed due to the problems faced till now would be straightened. He added a progressive outlook in the approach of exporters is clearly visible as the January edition of the fair had 322 exhibitors while this time it had 416 exhibitors. The face of IIGF has been evolving and IIGF July 2016 is be an addition to its ever increasing growth rate. As a boutique to wholesaler show, things on offer were further strengthened with new materials, innovative designs, new techniques and services.
