CMAI to celebrate 60th Anniversary with North India Fair and trade show in Dubai

The 76th National Garment Fair of CMAI was inaugurated on January 30 by Chandrakant (Dada) Patil, Minister of Higher & Technical Education and Textile Industry in Maharashtra.”The Maharashtra government will soon announce its new textile policy and is planning to set up a garment trading hub in Mumbai, similar to China’s Guangzhou and Turkey’s Istanbul”, said the Minister while addressing the event.

The Minister added, “The government is considering allotting a slum area, where part of the area will be used for SRA development, and the rest will be given to the garment industry to set up the international garment trading hub.”

“The present textile policy of Maharashtra, which has been in effect from 2018 to 2023, is expiring on March 30, 2023. A committee of 30 stakeholders, including two representatives of CMAI, Ankur Gadia and Dinesh Nandu, has been appointed and has recommended extending the present textile policy for three more months,” the Minister explained. “The committee will submit its final report by the end of March 2023, and based on these recommendations, the Maharashtra government will form its new textile policy.”

During the media interactions, Rajesh Masand, President of CMAI, announced new initiatives as the organization marks its 60th year of establishment. “We are organizing a fair for North India in May, and we will also organize a standalone trade show in Dubai in November 2023.”

The ongoing fair is the biggest Spring Summer fair, with more than 950 booths and over 1000 brands at display.