ITPO, the premier trade 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 is 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 if prime land in the heart of India's capital, New Delhi, Pragati Maidan offers about 61,290 sq. mtrs. of covered exhibition space in 16 halls, besides 10,000 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 of 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 profile 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, Banglore, ITPO has successfully completed the first phase of the setting up of modern exhibition facilities outside Delhi. The Chennai Trade Centre which addresses a ling-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 establishment of the Trade Centre, Bangalore, a joint initiative of ITPO and the Karnataka State Industrial Area Development Board, is expected to confer a major impetus to trade promotion through fairs, exhibitions 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.