A Profile
ITPO, the premier trade promotion agency of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India is committed to showcase excellence achieved by the country in diverse fields especially trade and commerce.
ITPO provides a wide spectrum of services to trade and industry and acts as a catalyst for growth of India's trade. ITPO approves holding of international trade fairs in India and regulates holding of various expositions in India primarily to avoid any duplication of efforts while ensuring proper timing. It manages India's world class exhibition complex which is constantly upgraded to keep it in a high standard of readiness. Spread over 149 acres of prime land in the heart of India's capital, New Delhi, Pragati Maidan offers about 61,290 sq. mtrs. of open display area. The state-of-the-art exhibition halls have enhanced the appeal of Pragati Maidan as the ideal center for an increasing number of fair organizers and business visitors from different parts or the world.
ITPO has an extensive infrastructure as well as marketing and information facilities that are availed by both exporters and importers. ITPO's overseas offices assist buyers seeking information relating to sourcing products from India.
ITPO's overseas offices at New York, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Moscow and Sao Paulo are pursuing opportunities for enhancement of India's trade and investment.
Similarly, ITPO's regional offices at Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai, through their respective profiles of activities, ensure a concerted and well coordinated trade promotion drive throughout the country.
With the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Chennai Trade Centre in January 2001 and , more recently the Trade Centre, Bangalore,ITPO has successfully completed the first phase of the setting up of modern exhibition facilities outside Delhi. The Chennai Trade Centre which addresses a long - felt need for a permanent and modern exhibition venue in Tamil Nadu, has already emerged as a hub of trade -related activities in the region. Likewise, the Trade Centre , Bangalore, a joint initiative of ITPO and the Karnataka State Industrial Area Development Board, confers a major impetus to trade promotion through fairs, exhibition and associated activities in the State. Yet another initiative has been taken up jointly with west Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), at Kolkata, near ITC Sonar Bangla, a super Luxury hotel, where the foundation stone of the Kolkata Trade Centre (KTC) has recently been unveiled. The main activities and services of ITPO are summarized below:-
* Managing the extensive trade fair complex, Pragati Maidan in the heart of Delhi.
* Organizing various trade fairs and exhibition at its exhibition complex in Pragati Maidan and other centners in India. * Facilitating the use of Pragati Maidan for holding of trade fairs and exhibition by other organizers both from India and abroad.
* Timely and efficient services to overseas buyers in vendor identification, drawing itineraries, fixing appointments and even accompanying them where required.
* Establishing durable contacts between Indian suppliers and overseas buyers.
* Assisting Indian companies in product development and adaptation to meet buyers requirements.
* Organizing Buyer-Seller Meets and other exclusive India shows with a view to bringing buyers and sellers together.
* Organizing India Promotions with Department Stores and Mail Order Houses abroad.
* Participating in overseas trade fairs and exhibitions.
* Arranging product displays for visiting overseas buyers.
* Organizing seminars / conferences / workshops on trade related subjects.
* Encouraging small and medium scale units in exporting promotion efforts.
* Conducting in-house and need based research on trade and export promotion.
* Enlisting the involvement and support of the State Government in India for promotion of India's foreign trade.
* Providing Trade information services through electronic accessibility at Business Information Centre.
