needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message india trade promotion organisation type government owned enterprise industry trading & marketing services founded 1 april 1977 1 headquarters pragati bhawan pragati maidan new delhi key people lc goyal ias retd . chairman & md shubhra singh ias ed 2 revenue 3 336.4 million us 50 million 2012 2013 3 3 518.6 million us 52 million 2013 2014 4 3 818.8 million us 57 million 2014 2015 5 net income 1 522.9 million us 23 million 2012 2013 3 1 800.1 million us 27 million 2013 2014 4 2 078.5 million us 31 million 2014 2015 5 owner government of india 100 % number of employees 868 august 2015 subsidiaries tntpo ktpo ncti website www.indiatradefair.com erstwhile office of the india trade promotion organisation in moscow russia india trade promotion organisation itpo headquartered at pragati maidan is the nodal agency of the government of india under aegis of ministry of commerce and industry india for promoting country s external trade . itpo is a mini ratna category 1 central public sector enterprise cpse 6 with 100 percent shareholding of government of india . in january 2016 itpo awarded more than inr 2100 crore project to nbcc for construction of integrated exhibition cum convention centre iecc as part of redevelopment of pragati maidan . 7 the project was put on fast track by formation of an adhoc committee of secretaries cos of all concerned ministries to ensure that the centre is ready to host g20 summit in 2018 . public investment board pib accorded approval to the project in may 2016 . the work on the project is scheduled to commence from december 2016 . contents 1 events organised by itpo 2 history 3 sphere of activities 4 subsidiaries 5 strategic issues 6 financials 7 logo 8 pictures of halls & events of itpo 9 see also 10 references events organised by itpo edit at pragati maidan new delhi 8 new delhi world book fair in association with national book trust january 9 17 2016 nakshatra fair january 9 17 2016 tex styles india february 22 24 2016 aahar international food & hospitality fair march 15 16 2016 india international footwear fair august 5 07 2016 delhi book and stationary fair august 27 september 4 2016 india international security expo september 19 21 2016 india international trade fair november 14 27 2016 kosmetica proposed innovation in science pursuit for inspired research inspire in association with ministry of science and technology india last edition held during october 6 8 2014 other cities in india 9 india international leather fair chennai february 1 3 2016 india international leather fair kolkata march 18 20 2016 national arogya fair pune march 19 22 2016 as project executor aahar food & hospitality fair bengaluru last edition held during august 18 20 2015 aahar food & hospitality fair chennai last edition held during august 14 16 2014 auto ancillary show pune east himalayan expo gangtok last edition held during december 5 13 2015 in siliguri wb organic food fair shillong proposed outside india 10 as proposed by itpo board and approved by govt . of india third party events 11 many private companies cooperatives and confederations organise prestigious fairs in pragati maidan such as confederation of indian industries cii federation of indian chambers of commerce & industry ficci abec pavilions & interiors inter ads exhibition india group mex exhibitions reed manch exhibitions international trade and exhibitions india ubm india messe frankfurt india hannover milano fairs india history edit india trade promotion organisation itpo was incorporated by merger of trade development authority tda a registered society under ministry of commerce & industry with trade fair authority of india tfai with effect from 1 january 1992 . tfai was earlier incorporated under section 25 of the indian companies act 1956 on 30 december 1976 by amalgamating 3 organisations of the government of india viz . india international trade fair organisation directorate of exhibitions & commercial publicity and indian council of trade fairs & exhibitions and commenced operations with effect from 1 march 1977 . 12 itpo during its existence of more than 3 decades has played a proactive role in catalysing trade investment and technology transfer processes . its promotional tools include organising of fairs and exhibitions in india and abroad buyer seller meets contact promotion programmes product promotion programmes promotion through overseas department stores market surveys and information dissemination . 13 some of the structures in pragati maidan were designed by the best architects of their times like the following hall 6 hall of nations hall 2 5 hall of industries and nehru pavilion were designed by iconic architect raj rewal along with architect kuldip singh in 1971 1972 . 14 later on hall 14 hall of states were designed by architect raj rewal in 1981 1982 . 14 national science centre was designed by architect achyut kanvinde . 14 craft museum was designed by architect charles correa . 14 hall 7 was designed by architect rajinder kumar . 15 hall 18 hall of technology was designed by eminent architectural firm stein doshi & bhalla consultants . 15 phoolwari convention centre was designed by architect jasbir sachdev . 15 shakuntalam theatre was designed by architect ranjit sabikhi . 15 erstwhile hindustan lever pavilion 1961 was designed by architect charles correa . 15 erstwhile dcm pavilion 1972 was designed by architect jasbir sawhney . 15 erstwhile ford pavillion 1996 was designed by architect sanjay wadhwa . 15 sphere of activities edit itpo has been managing the pragati maidan exhibition complex in new delhi which is spread over an area of 123.5 acres and has established it as a renowned destination for holding exhibitions conventions seminars business meets and other trade promotion activities . the existing infrastructure of pragati maidan includes more than 16 exhibitions halls of about 65 000 sq. m. out of which 40 000 sq. m. is air conditioned space . it also consists of additional open space of 32 000 sq. m. a modern air conditioned food plaza with seating capacity for 500 plus persons open and covered auditoriums with a combined capacity for 5500 and 1000 persons respectively lounge areas business centre facilities etc. the existing facilities are being used by industry various ministries govt . departments and state governments to present their policies initiatives and achievements by supporting holding exhibitions conventions and other trade related events . 16 not in citation given itpo has an extensive infrastructure as well as marketing and information facilities that are availed by both exporters and importers . itpo had had overseas offices at new york city frankfurt tokyo moscow and s o paulo for pursuing opportunities for enhancement of india s trade and investment . however all overseas offices are now closed by itpo . 17 not in citation given itpo has four regional offices 18 bangalore chennai kolkata mumbai . the regional offices through their respective profile of activities ensure a concerted and well coordinated trade promotion drive throughout the country . 16 subsidiaries edit itpo has two subsidiaries namely tamil nadu trade promotion organisation tntpo 19 and karnataka trade promotion organisation ktpo 20 with share holding of 51 % in each of them . with the commissioning of the state of the art chennai trade centre ctc in january 2001 and the trade centre bangalore in september 2004 itpo has successfully completed the first phase of the setting up of modern exhibition facilities outside delhi . 21 in fy 2013 2014 tntpo and ktpo registered revenues of about rs .400 million and rs .82 million respectively . citation needed the chennai trade centre which is now spread across 14 000 sqm is planned to be expanded by addition of 6 000 sqm and itpo is seeking approval from the board of the tntpo for the same . 22 itpo also has a 50 50 joint subsidiary with national informatics centre nic in the form of national centre for trade information ncti in 1995 for collection and dissemination of trade data and improving business information services to the business community especially sme . 23 itpo had coordinated the construction of exhibition cum trade complex maniram dewan trade centre for assam trade promotion organisation 24 at sarusajai guwahati under assistance to sates for developing export infrastructure and allied activities aside scheme 25 for facilitating trade in north eastern states . international trade and convention centre kerala the joint venture project of indian trade promotion organisation itpo and kerala industrial infrastructure development corporation kinfra at 25 acres of land in the kinfra export promotion industrial park in kakkanad . the project would require investment of rs .1125 million of which 31.25 crore each will be provided by the central and state governments and the remaining rs 50 crore will be mobilised via credit . the state government granted an in principle approval for the project in 2012 but owing to the non availability of funds it got delayed . 26 strategic issues edit itpo is operating a trade portal trade portal of india having all trade related information including country profiles product profiles trade directory etc. itpo is networking with international organisation in the field of trade and commerce through membership or collaborative arrangements such as memorandum of understanding mou itpo is a founder member of asian trade promotion forum atpf and participates in its annual meets regularly . 27 central industrial security force cisf provide round the clock security at pragati maidan . access control to the exhibitions area would also be monitored by another team of the squad with help from private security guards . 28 itpo signed mou with federation of indian chambers of commerce & industry ficci to collaborate on trade promotion . 29 itpo also signed mou with the confederation of indian industry cii in april 2011 directed towards a collective and well directed effort to promote india s trade identifying the internal strengths of the respective organisations . 30 itpo signed mou with national book trust nbt india for conducting new delhi world book fair every year starting from february 2013 . 31 in 2013 itpo has commissioned the indian institute of management ahmedabad iim a to construct a business confidence index and a consumer confidence index using data from itpo s exhibitions . 32 karnataka exhibition authority kea is in early discussions with itpo to set up pragati haat in every district headquarters and one near bangalore similar to that of delhi s pragati maidan . kea has sought 20 acres of land in each district and 70 acres of land near bangalore for the purpose . 33 as per allocation of business rules which describes distribution of subject amongst goi s departments and ministries itpo s activities are now classified under export promotion in place of the previous classification under state trading . 34 commerce & industry minister nirmala sitharaman endorsed in september 2015 that itpo is one of india s best agencies for international affairs and is on the verge of starting a major convention centre in delhi as the capital does not have a venue where international conferences could be held . 35 financials edit itpo has achieved mou excellent rating for the year 2014 2015 . as a result of robust performance in both financial and non financial parameters itpo has achieved mou excellent rating consecutively for the last four years 2011 12 2012 13 2013 2014 and 2014 2015 . 36 itpo continued performing handsomely and registered an increase in total income to rs .3819 million in fy 2014 2015 from about rs .3488 million in fy 2013 2014 . the net profit of the company jumped to rs .2078 million in fy 2014 2015 an increase of about 15 percent over previous year s profit of about rs .1800 million