Question: Handicrafts export awards was presented by?
(a) Harsimrat – Kaur Badal
(b) Smriti Irani
(c) Nazma Heptullah
(d) None of the Above
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Handicraft export awards were presented at India Expo Centre & Mart, in Greater Noida on 18th December 2018, by Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani, for their outstanding performance in exports in the year 2015-16 and 2016-17.
- The awards were given under different categories to 136 exporters. 70 awards were given for the year 2015-16 and 66 awards were for the year 2016-17 during the ceremony.
- The handicrafts exports during the year 2015-16 was to the tune of Rs. 21,557.12 crores which increased to Rs. 24392.39 crore in 2016-17 with an overall increase in exports of 13.15% in rupee terms and 10.52 % in dollar terms. The handicraft exports during 2018-19 went ahead to the tune of Rs. 16, 825.75 crore during April-November, 2018-19.
- Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) was established under Companies Act in the year 1986-87 and is a non-profit organization, with an object to promote, support, protect, maintain and increase the export of handicrafts. it is an apex body of handicrafts exporters for promotion of exports of Handicrafts
Links:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=186596
https://www.epch.in/