First India Toy Fair to be held nearly, dates introduced

Image Source : @DRRPNISHANK TWITTER It is the first-ever digitally accessible exhibition and platform which can present a chance to discover and purchase a wide range of toys from over 1,000 exhibitors throughout states and union territories.
The first India Toy Fair will probably be held nearly from February 27 to March 2, the federal government introduced on Thursday. The web site for the India Toy Fair 2021 which was launched on Thursday will allow kids, dad and mom, lecturers, exhibitors, and so forth. to register themselves to take part within the digital truthful which can showcase numerous aspects of the Indian toy ecosphere.

According to officers, it’s the first ever digitally accessible exhibition and platform which can present a chance to discover and purchase a wide range of toys from over 1,000 exhibitors throughout states and union territories, and take part in insightful webinars, panel discussions and actions, and community with numerous stakeholders from the toy business.

“About a year back, complaints were received about poor quality, cheap toys being imported into the country, adversely affecting the Indian toy industry,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal mentioned on the launch of the web site.

“The matter was examined by a committee which found that 30 per cent of the imported plastic toys were having large amounts of chemicals and heavy metals, way beyond the prescribed levels. Other toys were also found to be deficient in quality. This led to the issue of quality control order for toys. This initiative will ensure that Indians get access to quality toys,” he mentioned.

Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, mentioned, “Indian toys have been the building blocks of a happy childhood and play-based, discovery based and activity-based learning plays an integral role in bridging the gap between day-to-day studies and practical hands-on learning which is a prime focus of the new National Education Policy.”

Stating that the Indian toy business is a supply of livelihood for a lot of artisans and micro-enterprises, Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development Smriti Irani mentioned that six ministries of the Union authorities have joined fingers to make the truthful a “grand success”.

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“In a big boost to the toy manufacturing industry under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign, this initiative is being taken to bring transformative change in the industry by being ‘Vocal for Local’,” she mentioned.

The primary points of interest of the truthful embody a digital exhibition with over 1,000 stalls, data periods with partaking panel discussions and webinars on numerous matters by consultants on areas together with toy-based studying, craft demonstrations, competitions, quizzes, digital excursions, product launches, and so forth.

For the training sector particularly, the data periods involving numerous consultants will give attention to areas emphasised within the NEP 2020 corresponding to play-based and activity-based studying, indoor and outside play, use of puzzles and video games to advertise crucial considering and general on find out how to make studying extra partaking and satisfying.

The exhibitors embody Indian companies engaged in creating completely happy childhoods and educating kids by way of play in addition to NCERT, SCERTs, CBSE together with their faculties and lecturers, IIT-Gandhinagar, National Institute of Design, and Children University in Ahmedabad.
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