Haryana Chief Secretary, Keshni Anand Arora on Tuesday said the State should make its mark in trade fairs and preparations should be done in a planned and meticulous manner at large scale.
Presiding over 30th Governing Body meeting of Trade Fair Authority of Haryana to discuss the preparations of the India International Trade Fair, starting from November 14 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, she directed officials of the Authority to increase their activities, prepare calendars of activities and directed them to co-ordinate with the Industries Department as per the need of the market and participate in international fairs with complete planning and preparation in order to encourage export of products of the state.
She also directed to explore the possibility of further organizing other fairs in the state to encourage the small, micro and medium enterprises of Haryana and to promote the products prepared by self-help groups.
Arora said that the Haryana pavilion in India International Trade Fair should be made attractive with more creativity. The preparations of the Fair should be done in coordination with other departments concerned a time-bound manner. Apart from the international fairs being organised through Indian Business Promotion Organization (ITPO), discussion was also held in the meeting regarding participation of Trade Fair Authority of Haryana in Aajeevika Mela to be held at Pragati Maidan in February/March, 2020 and Aahar Mela to be held at Pragati Maidan in March 2020.
In the meeting, the proposal for budget of Rs. 2.64 crore for the year 2019-20 was also approved. It was informed in the meeting that the theme of the Indian International Trade Fair-2019, which starts on November 14, 2019, will be 'Ease of Doing Business'.