Commerce Minister Goyal inaugurates Meghalayan Age store in capital, sees great demand for products of North East in global market

New Delhi, 10 Dec (KNN) The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal launched the ‘Meghalayan Age’ store in New Delhi today.

He said, the world has not still seen the huge potential of the North-East and stating that the Mulberry Silk of Meghalaya besides Shawls, Bamboo, Handicrafts and various other unique products of the Northeast will have a huge market not only for visitors from India but also from across the world, said the press release.

Lauding the “minimalist design” of the state’s exclusive prime store in the heart of the national capital, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal complimented the Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for  setting up the store that will provide the local artisans and more than 43,000 weavers of the state a window to showcase the rich culture, heritage, art and ethnic products of Meghalaya and the store will support the state’s cottage industry.

“After seeing the wonderful work that our artisans, weavers, handicrafts persons are doing in Meghalaya, I can only say that what we are seeing is just a tip of the iceberg, potential is huge, your capabilities are bigger than that I can see, your capacities that you have demonstrated are immense,” said Union Minister Goyal.

Dedicating the gathering present at the Meghalayan Age store launch last evening to the memory of CDS, General Bipin Rawat, Commerce Minister Goyal said he was a true KarmaYogi and passionate about making India great. The store is located at Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan on Baba Kharak Singh Marg near Connaught Place in Delhi.