Following the practice of last year, the India Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO)has fixed the number of visitors to 25,000 as the IITF is being held in merely one-fourth of the total area usually earmarked for it.
With 'Rural Enterprises in India' as its main theme for this year, the 38th edition of India International Trade Fair 2018, will be kickstarted at city's Pragati Maidan on Wednesday. The extravaganza which will be concluded on November 27, is, going to be held at a smaller scale for the second consecutive year due to construction going on at the venue.
Following the practice of last year, the India Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO)has fixed the number of visitors to 25,000 as the IITF is being held in merely one-fourth of the total area usually earmarked for it.
"This year, the available exhibition space is almost one-fourth of the previous IITF editions due to implementation of the IECC (integrated exhibition cum convention centre) project at Pragati Maidan," the commerce ministry said on Friday. The ministry further said that although it is difficult to reduce the size of the fair and maintain a regular format for the event, the organiser India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) has made extensive efforts to ensure representation of all important sectors as well as foreign participants in the available space.
Nearly all states and union territories have gone ahead with their presence in the fair. The partner country is Afghanistan and the focus is on Nepal. The focus state this time is Jharkhand.
Around 800 participants from states or government departments, domestic and international companies will be participating in the fare, with considerable participation from rural artisans, craftsmen and SME entrepreneurs.
Foreign participation includes countries like Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, Vietnam and UAE.
This year, entry of visitors will be facilitated through three gates only — Gate Number 1 (on Bhairon Road), Gate Number 8 (on Mathura Road) and Gate Number 10 (Pragati Maidan Metro Station). Entry to the fairground will be allowed from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. It will end at 7.30 pm. ITPO has earmarked initial four days (November 14-17) for business visitors.
Entry rates for business days per person will be Rs 500 and season ticket will be priced at Rs 1,800.
On working days, the tickets will be priced at Rs 60 for adults and Rs 40 for children. Ticket booking as well as sale of tickets will be carried out at 66 select metro stations except at the Pragati Maidan Metro Station.
LESS FANFARE
The extravaganza which will conclude on November 27, will be held at a smaller scale for the second consecutive year due to ongoing construction work at the venue
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