HHEC launches fresh range of products for C'wealth visitors

New Delhi, Sep 28 (India Report)
Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran today launched a new range of products such as miniature paintings, sculptures, and scarves at the refurbished outlet of the Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation (HHEC) of India at the National Museum here.
Coinciding with the Commonwealth Games, the HHEC has introduced a new range of items like cushion covers inspired by miniature paintings, scarves and stoles, replicas of sculptures and art books produced by leading publishers.
The minsiter hoped that with this effort, the HHEC would be able to showcase and provide contemporary artifacts and museum objects to visitng Indian and foreign tourists.
The Textiles Ministry and the HHEC have decided to showcase India&aposs heritage across the country.
"We are requesting the Ministry of Culture to allocate shops (for HHEC) in heritage places. Also, we are planning to have similar plan at airports,"Maran said.
HHEC is also planning to open shops at Qutub Minar and the Red Fort.
"We are expecting tourists and we want them take a part of India with them,"Secretary in the Minsitry of Textiles Rirta Menon said.