Bookings open: ITPO announces rules, tariff for hosting events at Mandapam

The India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), which oversees the Pragati Maidan complex, has announced the booking policy and tariff rates for the facilities at the new International Exhibition cum Convention Centre (IECC) or "Bharat Mandapam", which hosted the G20 Summit earlier in September.

- Paras Singh

The full-day booking tariffs range from ₹40,000 for a meeting hall, which can accommodate 50 people on the ground floor, up to ₹25 lakh for the multifunctional hall at level three, which can host around 4,000 people. The summit room, which hosted the heads of states from the 19 countries and the EU during the summit, can be booked for ₹12 lakh.

ITPO has put stringent condion cleanliness, housekeeping and maintenance in place to ensure the upkeep of the facility, including complete prohibition of chewing/spitting paan, which can invite a fine of ₹1,00,000.

The venue will be open to hold conferences, trade promotion events, seminars, symposiums, etc., but people will not be able to book it for wedding functions or parties, an ITPO official said.

"Since the completion of the two-day G20 summit in September, there has been very high curiosity about the venue and we have received various delegations from government departments, armed forces and private organisations to use the facility," an ITPO official said ".

Unlike Vigyan Bhavan, the unique feature about the convention centre is that it can be used for small meetings of 50 people at one end to massive gatherings of over 7,000 people," the official said.

The facility, which has been pegged as one of India's biggest MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) destinations, is built over 123 acres.