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New Delhi : The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) has cancelled the 49th edition of Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair (IHGF) – Delhi Fair Spring-2020 in view of present status of COVID-19 in India and abroad. Director General of EPCH Rakesh Kumar said that as the nation is in a state of lockdown, it has become unviable to organise a show of such magnitude in near future.
Earlier, the fair scheduled to be held from April 15 – 19,, 2020, was postponed hoping that the COVID-19 situation would improve and fair could be organised sometime in June/July.
Over 10,000 visitors including 7,000 overseas buyers and their representatives were expected to turn up for the show which was to host over 3,200 exhibitors displaying best of the Indian handicrafts from all across the country. Handicraft being cluster based activity,the exports from major craft clusters like Moradabad, Saharanpur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Agra, Narsapur, Firozabad, North-eastern region,and many other places is going to be affected with the cancellation of this fair, according to a PIB release.
The 50th edition of IHGF-Delhi Fair Autumn will be organised from October 14-18, 2020, at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida in Delhi NCR.