Minister Amit Mitra Inaugurated 50th Garment Fair and B2B Expo
West Bengal Garment Manufacturers and Dealers Association recently completed its glorious 55 years of dedicated service to garments sector in the state. They organized the 50th Garment Fair and B2B Expo spread over three days (20th, 21st & 22nd December 2019) at Eco Park, (New Town) Kolkata. This landmark event was attended by more than 600 national and international brands at the exhibition and was expected to generate Rs. 400-500 Crore business transactions at the wholesale deals.
Considering the importance of this endeavour of the Association in developing the State economy, the event was attended by the State Government and the leading business houses. The event was attended by Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of Finance, MSMEs and Textiles, Sri Hari Kishan Rathi, President of WBGMDA, Sri Vijay Kariwala, Senior Vice President of WBGMDA, Sri Pradeep Murarka, Vice President of WBGMDA, Sri Devendra Baid, Hony Secretary of WBGMDA, Sri Manish Agarwal, Committee Member.
This association has been organizing Garment Fair and B2B Expo since its very foundation days to develop a modern, vibrant and competitive garment sector, which is mainly MSME, and to enable the State in becoming a strong hub in the global textile supply chain. This event has also its own impact in generating huge employment and support the SGDP to a great extent.