DECLINE IN EXPORT OF CARPETS

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During the year 2001-02, India exported handmade carpets and other floor covering worth Rs. 2436.13 crores i.e. 514.07 million US $ which constitutes 1.2% of the total exports of the country. The specific steps taken to boost the export of carpets include: organisation of buyer-seller’s meet; overseas publicity; organisation of workshops on design development; participation in various international fairs; sponsoring of sales-cum-study teams abroad and organisation of Indian Carpet Expo by Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) annually in New Delhi.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri V. Dhananjaya Kumar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.