Ministry of Textiles organises Kala Kumbh exhibition in New Delhi

Sumit Arora Last updated on February 19th, 2020 01:06 pm Leave a comment

The Ministry of Textiles organized “Kala Kumbh” exhibition in New Delhi. It is an exhibition to promote Geographical Indication (GI) craft and heritage of India. The exhibitions are planned in various major cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. The exhibitions are sponsored by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH).

The GI tag is used on handicrafts which correspond to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). As of August 2019, 178 GI handicraft products were registered from all over India.

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Union Minister of Textiles: Smriti Zubin Irani.

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