Kerala pavilion wins gold at Trade Fair

Kerala won the gold medal for the best state pavilion at the India International Trade Fair,making it the states 12th consecutive medal at the fair.

My team has been designing and executing the pavilion for the last seven years. We have won a medal every time. I won gold in the first two years,and then a silver medal. I won gold again twice,followed by another silver medal last year. This is my seventh year, said Jinan,who brought along braided coconut palm leaves from Kerala this year because it was the only required item not available in Delhi.

Regretting missing out on a hat-trick,Jinan said: I think it is the India Trade Promotion Organisations policy not to award the top prize three times in a row.

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Officials of ITPO,which organises the fair denied they had anything against hat-tricks. The jury changes every year,so there is no chance of that, a top ITPO official said.

Jinan said: We have worked on a Rs 20-lakh budget. Other stalls worked on budgets of Rs 1 crore and upwards,but few have given thought to the theme, he said.

Kerala was awarded for Showcasing services through nursing and strong predominance of local culture,among others. Chhattisgarh won the silver for the best state pavilion.

Afghanistan and Thailand won gold and silver respectively in the foreign sector category. Assams pavilion was declared the best from the Northeast,and Andaman and Nicobar won the best Union Territory pavilion.

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The National Small Industries Corporation won gold for the best pavilion by a Public Sector Undertaking.

Visitors at IITF this year: More than 20 lakh

Business visitors this year: Nearly 20,000,of which 400 were from 29 different countries

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Kerala pavilion wins gold at Trade Fair

Kerala won the gold medal for the best state pavilion at the India International Trade Fair,making it the states 12th consecutive medal at the fair.

Kerala won the gold medal for the best state pavilion at the India International Trade Fair,making it the states 12th consecutive medal at the fair.