Lok Sabha Question No. 2834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: ITPO
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Locket Chatterjee, Navneet Ravi Rana, Chandan Singh, Riti Pathak, Geeta Kora, Dileshwar Kamait

2834(H).

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2834 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2022

## ITPO

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) to promote domestic business and international trade fairs;
- (b) the extent to which the management of physical infrastructure and services is being developed in business activities; and
- (c) the  action  plan  for  the  units  of  the  economic  zone  for  development  of  Special Economic Zones(SEZs) for creation of economic activities, promotion of exports and  services,  encouragement  of  investment  from  domestic  sources  as  well  as generation of employment opportunities?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a)  : India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) organizes the participation of Indian companies in overseas exhibitions to explore the potential of their products in overseas markets. ITPO also organizes domestic trade fairs both Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) to provide a common platform to Indian companies all over the country for brand launch, promotion, positioning and new business tie-ups as well as retail sales.  These exhibitions include the multiproduct flagship India International Trade

Fair  (IITF)  Delhi,  AAHAR  the  International  Food  and  Hospitality  Fair  Delhi,  India International Leather Fair (IILF) Chennai, India International Footwear Fair (IIFF) New Delhi, India International Security Expo (IISE) Delhi, Delhi Book/ Stationary Fair, New Delhi and Nakshatra Fair. ITPO undertakes comprehensive publicity of International and domestic trade fairs through print, electronic and social media.

ITPO also provides bare space (halls etc) and services at Pragati Maidan to the organizers pertaining to various industries/sectors, which helps the various exhibiting companies to showcase  their  products/services  to  their  potential  buyers  who  visit  these  exhibitions, including foreign participants. This helps  Indian companies to build their business network and secure order from  buyers, both domestic and international. ITPO has held 71 fairs in 2017-18, 72 fairs in 2018-19, 69 fairs in 2019-20, 2 fairs (due to Covid restriction) in 202021 and 25 fairs in 2021-2022.

ITPO has also built a new exhibition complex (Halls 2-5) with state of the art 50,000 sq. metres of airconditioned exhibition space as a part of the ongoing International Exhibitioncum- Convention Centre (IECC) project. These halls were launched on October 13, 2021 and these premises are utilised by trade and industry for organising fairs and exhibiting their products.

(b): Government of India is implementing a scheme namely 'Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme  (TIES)  w.e.f.  FY  2017-18  with  the  objective  to  of  assisting  Central  and  State Government agencies in the creation of appropriate infrastructure  for  growth of exports. Under the scheme, financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid is provided to Central/State Government owned agencies for setting up or up-grading export infrastructure.

(c): Special  Economic  Zones  are  setup  with  the  objectives  of  generation  of  additional economic activity, promotion of exports of goods and services, promotion of investment from domestic  and  foreign  sources,  creation  of  employment  opportunities  and  development  of infrastructure facilities. Review of SEZ policy is an on-going process and based on the inputs /  suggestions  received  from  stakeholders  on  the  policy  and  operational  framework  of  the SEZs, Government periodically takes necessary measures for facilitating smooth and effective implementation of the SEZ Act/Rules.

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