New Delhi: Visiting the 45th India International Trade Fair, which is set to begin on November 13 at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, will be costlier this time. The India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) has increased entry ticket prices for general visitors after four years. Under the new rates, adult tickets on normal days have been raised from Rs 80 to Rs 100, and on weekends from Rs 150 to Rs 200. Children’s tickets have also been made costlier.
Under the new ticket rates, adults will have to pay Rs 100 and children Rs 50 for entry on normal days. On Saturdays and Sundays, adult tickets will cost Rs 200 and children’s tickets Rs 100. Earlier, the weekend ticket for children was Rs 60. In this way, tickets for general visitors have increased by about 25 to 67 percent, depending on the category.
There is no change in business-day tickets. From November 14 to 18, entry to the fair will be for business visitors. On these days, the ticket price has been kept at Rs 500 per person as before. The inauguration ceremony will be held on November 13, but the fair will not open to general visitors on this day. Entry for the general public will be available from November 19 to 27.
Tickets will be available online and at metro stations. Visitors will be able to buy tickets through ITPO’s official portal, the Delhi Metro app and other authorised online platforms. In addition, arrangements have been made to provide tickets at more than 55 major metro stations in Delhi-NCR.
According to ITPO Executive Director Premjit Lal, the purpose of the revision in ticket rates is to keep prices in convenient round figures, not to increase revenue. This year, the theme of the fair has been kept as “Development and Heritage.”
