In a bid to rock the capital,
the annual flagship event of
India Trade Promotion
Organisation (ITPO), the 36th India International Trade Fair
(November14-27, 2016) will be inaugurated by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on
November 14, 2016 at Hamsadhwani Theatre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The
Commerce & Industry Minister, Smt.
Nirmala Sitharaman will preside over the inaugural function.
This year, as many as
7000 participants are taking part in the fair. The ‘Partner Country’ is the
‘South Korea’ and the ‘Focus Country’ is ‘Belarus’. The ‘Partner States’ are ‘Madhya Pradesh’ and
‘Jharkhand’ while, ‘Haryana’ is participating
as the ‘Focus State’. Over 150
companies from 27 countries are taking
part in the fair. These
include: Australia, Afghanistan,
Belarus, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Netherlands, Oman, Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea,
Singapore, Tibet, Turkey, Thailand, UAE and UK.
The domestic
participation profile covers all the States and Union Territories, Central
Government Ministries/Departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Export Promotion
Councils, Commodity Board, Financial Institutions, Corporate and non-government organisations etc. CAPART
pavilion of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
is participating with around 800 rural artisans and craft persons, while
100 artisans are participating through National Minorities Development &
Finance & Corporation.
This year, IITF and its
‘Digital India’ theme will project its deep commitment to fulfil the vision of
the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. The
theme assumes special
significance for highlighting country’s persistent
efforts to alleviate
poverty through meaningful
convergence of digital
technologies and e-governance.
It also
provides first hand
information of the policies,
progressive reforms and the new
schemes launched by the
Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, Government of
India under the Foreign
Trade Policy (2015-2020). These
schemes are the Merchandize
Exports from India
Scheme (MEIS) and Services
Exports from India
Scheme (SEIS). Under these schemes incentives are available for SEZs and
‘e-Biz’ for promotion of diverse sectors.
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