Textile Minister Smriti Irani inaugurates 8th India International Silk Fair

The Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair on Virtual Portal on 31st January 2021.
The five days event is being held on Indian Silk Export Promotion Council’s virtual platform due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The fair is considered to be India’s biggest silk fair.
More than 200 overseas buyers and equal number of their representatives in India are participating to interact with more than 100 renowned and big Indian companies manufacturing and trading silk and silk blended products.
India is the only country in the world which produces all the four major varieties of silk, which are Mulberry, Eri, Tassar, and Muga.