(a) whether the Government have received or are in receipt of proposals from State
Governments for establishment of Exhibition-cum-Convention Centres in their States on the
lines of Pragati maidan in New Delhi ;
(b) if so, the locations suggested by each State Government in their proposals;
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(c) whether the Government have accepted the proposals of State Governments in principle;
and
(d) If so, the time by which decision to establish these Centres are likely to be taken?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH)
(a) : Yes Sir.
(b) : Proposals received by ITPO from the various State Governments and the locations
suggested are given in the annexure.
( c ) & (d) : In order to strengthen the export promotion infrastructure in selected regional
centres of the country, ITPO is in the process of establishing Regional Trade Promotion
Centres (RTPCs) on the lines of Pragati Maidan at New Delhi. Memorandum of understanding have
been signed between ITPO and the State Governments of Tamilnadu, Karnataka and West Bengal for
setting up of RTPCs in Chennai, Bangalore and Calcutta. The Centre at Chennai (Tamilnadu) is
likely to be commissioned in January, 2001. The construction work at Bangalore (Karnataka)
has already started. Work at Kalikapur, Calcutta has not started due to litigation over the
plot identified for the RTPC by the State Government.
No decision has so far been taken in respect of other proposals.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3218 TO BE
ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 8, 2000 REGARDING EXHIBITION-CUM-CONVENTION CENTRES
Sl.No. Name of State Location suggested
1 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 2 Goa Panaji 3 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 4 Chandigarh (UT) Chandigarh 5 Maharashtra Mumbai/Pune/Nagpur 6 Punjab Mohali 7 Haryana Gurgaon 8 Kerala Cochin 9 Madhya Pradesh Gwalior 10 Gujarat Ahmedabad 11 West Bengal Kalikapur 12 Tamilnadu Nandambakkam 13 Karnataka Whitefield