Vastra fair is all set to open gates on September 21. The event will be held at Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC) in Sitapura, Rajasthan.
Union Textile & Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Zubin Irani and Rajasthan’s Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will inaugurate the four-day international textile and apparel fair.
Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, Rajasthan Industries Minister will be the Guest of Honour at the event.
Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. (RIICO) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) are organising the fair.
The first three days of the event will be dedicated exclusively to B2B trade and the last day (September 24) will be for B2C activities, involving retail sales.
The exhibition will present Karnataka as the partner state while Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttrakhand and West Bengal will be featured as the supporting states.
Additionally, the event is expected to note an increase in the number of exhibitors from 179 at the 2016 edition to 250 exhibitors from 13 states this year.
The number of international buyers visiting the fair is also expected to go up from 85 last year to about 300 buyers from more than 50 countries at the 2017 edition.
Vastra 2016 witnessed participation of 122 representatives from Indian buying houses while this year, it is expected to be 200 representatives from around 100 Indian buying houses/agents.
The previous edition generated US $ 17 million worth of business.
