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We should encourage and patronize skilled weavers and their coming generations to keep the art alive to maintain dominance in the market." VARANASI: The Indian carpet industry will capture 50% of the export market of the world in two years, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi , adding that the industry should try to take the export value from the existing Rs 9,000 crore to Rs 25,000 crore by 2022.Modi was addressing the inauguration of the four-day India Carpet Expo in Varanasi on Sunday via a video link.However, he said, "It worries us that the next generation of weavers and artisans is not interested in continuing their traditional art and occupation..