🌸 The Ministry of Textiles 🌸
warmly invites you to experience the colours, stories, and spirit of Indian tradition at
🎨 EKTA 🎨
🧵 From Loom to Lifestyle: A Future Woven with Tradition
📅 19th – 21th May 2025
📍 Gaiety Theatre.
Step into the heart of Himachal Pradesh’s vibrant textile heritage, where every thread tells a tale and every weave carries wisdom.
Join artisans, designers, and textile lovers in a unique Exhibition-cum-Knowledge Sharing Festival that celebrates:
✨ Handlooms, 🎨 Handicrafts, 🧶 Wool, 🕊️ Silk, 🌿 Jute
🌺Explore. 🌿 Learn. ✨ Connect.
Let’s honour tradition and weave a sustainable future — together.
Come be part of the fabric of change.
Warm regards:
Gaiety Theatre Shimla/The Ministry of Textiles
Minute to Minute program of the 1st Day (Inaugural Day) of the Exhibition-Cum-Knowledge Sharing for Textiles’ Advantage (EKTA Event) Shimla, 19th May, 2025 – Venue MPH (Multi-Purpose Hall), Gaiety Theatre, Mall Road, Shimla:
| Time | Activity/Speakers |
| 09.30 – 11.00 AM | Registration of Participants and Arrival of Guests |
| 11.00 – 11.05 AM | Lamp Lighting by the Chief Guest, Special Guest and Guests of Honours |
| 11.05 – 11.10 AM | Welcome Address by Shri Moloy Chandan Chakraborty, Jute Commissioner, Govt. of India |
| 11.10 – 11.20 AM | Context Setting & PPT on Textiles Ministry’s Schemes and Initiatives by Shri Ajay Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India |
| 11.20 – 11.25 AM | Address by Ms. M. Beena, DC(Handlooms)/Ms. Amrit Raj, DC(Handicrafts), Govt. of India – Overview of Handlooms, Handicrafts Sector |
| 11.25 – 11.35 AM | Address by Guest of Honour, Shri Asit Gopal, Addl. Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India |
| 11.35 – 11.45 AM | Address by Guest of Honour, Md. R.D. Nazeem, Addl. Chief Secretary, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh – Overview of Textile Sector’s Schemes in Himachal Pradesh |
| 11.45 – 11.55 AM | Address by Special Guest, Shri Rohit Kanal, IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India – Overview, scope and potential of entire Textile Sector’s Schemes of Govt. of India with reference to the stakeholders of Himachal Pradesh |
| 11.55 AM – 12.05 PM | Address by the Chief Guest, Shri Prabodh Saxena, IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh |
| 12.05 – 12.10 PM | Vote of Thanks by Shri Shashi Bhushan Singh, IRTS, Secretary, National Jute Board, Govt. of India |
| 12.10 – 1.00 PM | Visit to Exhibition Pavilion (Inauguration/Ribbon Cutting) by the Chief Guest, Special Guest and the Guest of Honours, taking round and interactions with the exhibitors |
| 1.00 – 2.00 PM | Lunch at the Ashiyana Restaurant, the Ridge, Shimla |
| 2.00 – 5.00 PM | Knowledge Sessions | Exports | Export Div. MoT | MPH |
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