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) with 100 percent shareholding of Government of India. In January 2016, ITPO appointed NBCC as Project Management Consultant (PMC) for Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) project as part of Redevelopment of Pragati Maidan. The project garnered much media attention due to demolition of Hall of Nations and Nehru Pavilion by ITPO in April 2017, after approval from Delhi High Court. ITPO has awarded the IECC construction work to Shapoorji Pallonji Group for INR 2150 crores, making the project cost go over whopping INR 2600 crores. On 22 December 2017, Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu laid foundation stone of IECC project and Integrated Transit Corridor Development project at Pragati Maidan. Events of ITPO At Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Aajeevika (14–23 April 2017) Smart City India Expo (10–12 May 2017) India International Footwear Fair, New Delhi (4–6 August 2017) Delhi Book and Stationary Fair (26 August – 3 September 2017) India Wellness Expo (29–31 August 2017) Electricity India Telecom India India International Security Expo (October 2017) India International Trade Faie (14–27 November 2017) New Delhi World Book Fair (January/February 2018) Nakshatra (January/ February 2018) Tex Styles India (January/February 2018) Aahar- The International Food & Hospitality Fair (March 2018) Other Cities in India Aahar – The Food & Hospitality Fair, Mumbai (11–14 October 2017) East Himalayan Expo, Gangtok (December 2017) India International Leather Fair, Chennai (1–3 February 2018) India International Leather Fair, Kolkata (February/March 2018) Tex Styles India, Kolkata (February/March 2018) Outside India As proposed by ITPO board and approved by Govt. of India Third Party Events 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 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,