India International Trade Fair started in Delhi with its theme Skilling India

The 32nd season of Indian International Trade Fair started on 14 November 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The annual fair that would conclude after 14 days on 27 November 2012 was inaugurated by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Mikhail V Myasnikovich, the Prime Minister of Belarus was the Guest of Honour to the inauguration ceremony and he also inaugurated the Belarusian pavilion at the fair.

Belarus has been selected as the partner country to the event, whereas South Africa is selected as the Focus Country for the 32nd edition of the International Trade Fair. In the state category, Uttarakhand has been opted as the Partner State and Andaman and Nicobar Islands was opted as the Focus State for the event.

Theme

The theme selected for the 32nd edition of the India International Trade Fair is Skilling India and the event would focus on the initiatives undertaken by different agencies, government departments and other private participants for development of skills among the youths. To make the event successful and pass on the idea behind the theme, several seminars and workshops were also organized.

A total of 6000 participant exhibitors from across the world and the country have participated in the trade fair. The first five days of the trade fair would be open for business visitors only and from 19 November 2012 to 27 November 2012, the fair would be open for the general public from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm every day. For the senior citizens and the physically challenged people, there would be no fee. To make the event a eco-friendly one, the India Trade Promotion Organisation have made the complete venue a no smoking zone and have not allowed use of plastic bags at the organized venue, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.