HON’BLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO INAUGURATE IITF 2009
Thailand Partner Country & China Focus Country
The fortnight-long annual flagship event of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), 29th edition of India International Trade Fair will be inaugurated by Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on November 14, 2009 at Hamsadhwani Theatre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Hon’ble Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma, will preside over the inaugural function, which will also be graced by Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of NCT, Delhi, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal, Chief Minister of Uttrakhand and Shri Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary.
Giving the fair a pronounced business dimension the first five days viz. November 14-18, 2009, are open exclusively for business and trade visitors. The introduction of this measure will facilitate the transaction of business by trade visitors in comfort and convenience sans crowds. International Business Lounge at Gate No. 2 and Domestic Business Lounge at Hall No. 19 will be functional at the fair to provide professional facilitation services.
A number of seminars and conferences on subjects related to business opportunities, special displays and themes and other issues of topical relevance will be organized during the fair. Special Displays, including Techmart, Good Living, etc., feature a wide range of products and services covering engineering, software & hardware, automobiles, electronics leather, textiles, telecommunications, jute, rubber, handicrafts, jewellery, consumer goods and other sectors.
The theme of IITF2009 - Exports of Services- will figure prominently in the display scheme of the pavilions of the States and Union Territories as also in a stand-alone Pavilion.
This year, Delhi and Uttarakhand are the Partner and Focus States respectively while Thailand and China have been accorded the status of Partner and Focus countries respectively.
Nearly 7500 exhibitors from India and 28 overseas countries are taking part in the fair. International participation is from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, China, China (Hong Kong),Cuba, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua & New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka ,South Korea, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, U.K. U.A.E., U.S.A. and Vietnam. Cuba, Iraq, Nigeria and Papua & New Guinea are participating for the first time.
This year’s IITF is positioned as a “Green Fair”, with Pragati Maidan being declared a NO SMOKING ZONE which does not permit the use of plastic carry bags.
One of the special features of the fair will be an exhibition titled “India - A Space Odyssey” at the Nehru Pavilion highlighting the milestones of India’s entry into the Space Age.
The mega event will offer rich and varied cultural programmes, representing different regions of India and its various performing art traditions being organized at Hamsadhwani, Shakuntalam, Falaknuma, Itihasik Chowk, Food Court, Shringar, Lal Chowk, Amphi and in the new open air arena Pragati Aangan. The fair will also provide a unique opportunity to savour a wide range of delicious ethnic Indian cuisine at ‘Bharat Ka Khana’ in the Indian Food Plaza. Our Partner State Delhi will offer local speciality at ‘Dilli Ka Khana – another Food Plaza.
Frequency of Metro services to Pragati Maidan will be increased. DTC special bus services will cover Delhi and NCR region i.e. Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Gurgaon.
Keeping in view flow of traffic in and around Pragati Maidan, parking facilities and shuttle services (to and fro) will be located at India Gate, water channel of Boat Club and Delhi Zoo Parking. The Parking charges at these sites will be as per NDMC rates . Parking arrangements have also been made near Bhairon Mandir (behind Purana Quila).
Special safety and security arrangements are being made by Delhi Police and ITPO. These include deployment of adequate numbers of plainclothes security personnel, setting up police assistance booths, installation of sophisticated equipments. A system of digital I-cards is also being introduced for the first time for exhibitors, service personnel and other categories of end-users.
For the convenience of the general public, entry tickets for the fair are being made available at Metro Stations, DTC bus Depots, Mother Dairy Booths and select petrol pumps/retail outlets of IOC, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum. The tickets available at these outlets will be Rs. 10 cheaper than those sold at Pragati Maidan booths.
The cost of general tickets at Pragati Maidan for adult and child have been fixed at to Rs. 60/- and Rs. 30/- respectively on Saturdays and Sundays, while on weekdays, tickets will be available at Rs. 30/- and Rs. 20/-. For the business visitor, it will be priced at Rs. 400/- per ticket per day. The general entry tickets will have date specific colour codes.
There will be different colours for tickets for general public on different days as per table given below :
Colour scheme for tickets on different dates.
14.11.2009 to 18.11.2009 Red (for Business)
19.11.2009 to 20.11.2009 Yellow (For Public)
21.11.2009 (Saturday) Orange (For Public)
22.11.2009 (Sunday) Green (For Public)
23.11.2009 – 24.11.2009 Brown (For Public)
25.11.2009 – 26.11.2009 Purple (For Public)
27.11.2009 Pink (For Public)
The fair will be dedicated to the General Public and School children from November 19 till its conclusion on November 27, 2009. School children in uniform will be allowed free entry with authorization from their respective principals from November 19 to 27, 2009 except on Saturdays and Sundays.
The fair will be open from 9.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m., daily. However, ticket sales will close at 4.00 p.m. at the Pragati Maidan counters and entry will be closed at 6.00 p.m. on weekdays while on weekends, these will close at 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. respectively. |
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