Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated the newly built exhibition complex (Halls 2 and 5) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) which owns the Pragati Maidan complex will organize the India International Trade Fair (IITF 2021) from November 14-27, 2021, in these new exhibition halls. 

The organization is poised to complete its ambitious plan by August 2022 of redevelopment of Pragati Maidan, evolving a state-of-the-art International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC). Fulfilling the aspirations of the global MICE fraternity, it will cater G2G, G2B & B2B activities and promises to attract participants and business delegates from all across the world with its sheer magnificence, business conduciveness, architectural excellence and being a majestic landmark destination to be experienced in its entire splendor.

The comprehensive revamp plan of Pragati Maidan, IECC project was conceptualized by the ITPO as per the direction of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in December 2015, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved it in January 2017 for implementation in a mission mode. The project has a total built-up area of 4.2 million sq ft, comprising an iconic, world-class convention centre that can accommodate 7,000 people in a single format, six modern exhibition halls with an exhibition area of 1.5 lakh sq mt and plenty of underground parking facilities and good infrastructure connectivity to encourage use of public transportation, but also allow roads to decongest fast. Pragati Maidan is spread over 123 acres of prime land in the heart of India's capital, New Delhi.