Chief Minister of UP, Yogi Adityanath conferred the Honorary Doctorate to Rakesh Kumar, DG, EPCH and Chairman-IEML during a convocation ceremony of Teerthanker Mahaveer University held at Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh).
During the convocation, Chief Minister mentioned the work done by Rakesh Kumar in various districts of UP for promotion of exports of handicrafts as well as through the India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida.
Yogi Adityanath also emphasised the importance of creating export hubs in every district of UP and has requested him to provide his services for the development of growth in other districts of UP, with the aim of achieving the kind of growth seen in Moradabad.
Dr Rakesh Kumar said, “I am deeply humbled by this recognition from the academic world and it is a great honour for me to receive this prestigious doctorate degree from Yogi Adityanath. This honour bestowed upon me would invigorate me further to keep working towards the promotion of handicrafts sector.
Bharat Tex Special Report 2026 
