Lok Sabha Question No. 2847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Vibrant India Expo
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ram Kripal Yadav, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Subrata Pathak, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2847 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2022

## VIBRANT INDIA EXPO

## 2847.  SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  8th  edition  of  Vibrant  India,  2022  Expo  was  recently  held  at  Pragati Maidan in New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and theme and key highlights of the said fair;
- (c) the total number of companies that participated in the Vibrant India, 2022 Expo and the expected amount of business done in the said fair;
- (d) the manner in which the said fair is likely to promote the domestic economy and also promote new business ideas in the country;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  organize  such  Expos  in  other  parts  of  the country; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  further  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government to boost domestic trade in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): The 8 th edition of the Vibrant India 2022 was organised by a private company named Vibrant India Event Solution, Ahmedabad, at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The theme of the fair was Houseware and Home appliances.

(c) to (d): The fair was organised by a private company and it has been informed by them that around 150 companies participated in the fair. The organisers had advertised the event as Business to Business fair, in which business visitors /buyers had business interactions for promotion of products mainly within the country.

(e) to (f): 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 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.

Apart from participating in international events and organising domestic events, India Trade Promotion Organisation (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 the 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 2020-21 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.

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