India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)
Let’s learn more about the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO). It is the nodal agency of the Government of India for promoting the country’s external trade, during its existence of nearly three decades, in the form of Trade Fair Authority of India and Trade Development Authority, has played a proactive role in catalyzing trade, investment and technology transfer processes.
Following are the promotional tools of ITPO.
- Organizing 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.
It was incorporated by the merger of Trade Development Authority (TDA), a Registered Society under the 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 organizations 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.
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
