The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) is saddened by the sudden demise of Shri Ganesh Kumar Gupta, one of the doyens of the textiles sector, who passed away early this morning. Shri Gupta was the Chairman of SRTEPC for two terms (1998-2001 & 2009-2010). He also held the post of the President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) twice. He was also the Chairman of The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC).
Shri Ganesh Kumar Gupta’s journey began in 1975, when he established Vijay Silk House Group in Mumbai, which gradually spread its branches to Varanasi, Bengaluru, Surat, Tirupur to promote the export of traditional Indian textiles.
His foresight for the Powerloom Sector was realised in the form of setting up of Powerloom Development Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) in 1995 under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, and he became the founder member of PDEXCIL.
During his tenure as Chairman of SRTEPC, Shri Gupta was instrumental in spearheading the promotional programmes of the Council in organising Trade Fairs / BSMs in non-traditional markets like Latin America, Middle East, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc. Realising the potential of these markets, the Govt. of India subsequently formulated the Focus Market Scheme to provide special incentives to exporters to these regions.
His contribution to the textiles industry was vast, and in appreciation of this, the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India appointed Shri Gupta Chairman of the Textiles Committee (Mar. 2001 – Aug. 2004), for providing services relating to Testing, Quality Inspection, Certification, Consultancy and Market Research.
Although an astute businessman, Shri Ganesh Kumar Gupta was a humble and generous person, and was always accessible to the Staff of the Council.
The Textile Industry, particularly the MMF Textile Sector will feel his absence in the industry.
May the Almighty rest his soul in Eternal Peace.
OM SHANTI
