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HANDLOOM
EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL(HEPC)
1. The Handloom Export Promotion
Council, registered under the Companies Act, 1956, was constituted in 1965
by the Government of India as the nodal agency for export promotion efforts
related to the cotton handloom textiles sector.
2. The main problem faced
by the Handloom Industry in marketing their cotton handloom products abroad
is the acute competition from other countries. The exporters of cotton
handloom products has been placed at a disadvantage due to high cost of
production and low productivity. The Handloom Export Promotion Council
has been continuously taking up the problems faced by the handloom exporters
with the Government of India other agencies and helping the exporting community
to increase their productivity, improve quality, etc.
3. The Handloom Export Promotion
Council provides to its members a wide range of services which inter-alia
consists: -
Ø Dissemination of
trade information & intelligence.
Ø Publicity abroad
for Indian handloom products.
Ø Facilitating product
diversification and adaptation to meet modern market requirements.
Ø Providing impetus
to modernisation of handlooms for the export market.
Ø Provision of design
inputs to promote export of handloom products.
Ø Organisation of
business missions/buyer seller meets and participation in trade fairs abroad.
Ø Consultancy and
guidance services for handloom exporters.
Ø Liaison with the
Government of India on all procedural and policy matters relevant to the
handloom export trade.
Ø Dealing with trade
complaints pertaining to handloom exports.
Ø Liaison with import
promotion and commercial agencies abroad for the benefit of handloom exporters.
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