To be organised by Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and International Garment Fair Association, the 65th edition of India International Garment Fair (IIGF) will be organised virtually from 15 October to 20 November.

Ambassador of India to Japan Sanjay Kumar Verma has said that COVID-19 has prompted Japanese companies to diversify their supply chain and the Indian textile sector has the potential to serve the sector-specific need.

Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani inaugurated the event along with Ravi Capoor, Secretary (Textiles) and Siddharth Bindra, Chairman, CMAI Northern Region.

Global Virtual Textile & Home Furnishing Expo, VASTRA will take place in September, while ‘Textile India 2020’ is scheduled to take place in November.

Suneet will present his collection on the first day of the fashion event.

The centre point of the discussion was the inability of Surat to get into garmenting despite having a rich textile industry, abundant workforce, Government support and industrial parks.