TAMILNADU TRADE PROMOTION ORGANISATION
Tamilnadu Trade Promotion Organisation (TNTPO) is a joint venture company of Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO), Govt. of Tamilnadu and Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), Govt. of India. TNTPO has been set up at a prime location in the Chennai metro at Nandambakkam in an area of over 25 acres of land. The Exhibition Hall is constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.23 crores and Convention Hall at a cost of Rs.22 crores. The Trade Center has been commissioned by January 2001 and Convention Center by Novenmber 2004 respectively.
TNTPO has got good Infrastructure and other facilities such as Water supply, Sewage treatment plant, Business information center, Central control room, Parking facilities, Power including generators, Information booths, Restaurants and snack bars, First aid services, Storage and warehouse facilities, Seminars and meeting rooms, Landscaping and fountains, etc. The performance of Trade Center and Convention Center has been increasing with time in terms of both number of events and revenue. The performance of Chennai Trade Centre.
The performance of Exhibition Centre has steadily improved, as set out in the following Table :
| Year |
No. of Events |
Total area (in sq.mtrs.) |
No. of Occupancy days |
Revenue (Rs. in lakhs) |
| 2001-02 |
18 |
43211 |
88 |
314.72 |
| 2002-03 |
28 |
241866 |
125 |
512.29 |
| 2003-04 |
35 |
433072 |
156 |
617/58 |
| 2004-05 |
41 |
606254 |
220 |
728.65 |
| 2005-06 |
38 |
574583 |
217 |
697.71 |
2006-07 (upto 26.7.06) |
8 |
239360 |
43 |
271.46 |
2006-07 (estimate for the year) |
50 |
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-- |
1050.00 |
Convention Centre: The performance of the Convention Centre has also shown steady improvement since inception ie. 1.11.2004, tabled here:

| Year |
No. of Events |
No. of Occupancy days |
Revenue (Rs. in lakhs) |
2004-05 (from 1.11.2004 to31.3.2005) |
25 |
38 |
70.21 |
| 2005-06 |
80 |
130 |
234.73 |
2006-07 (upto 30.6.2006) |
18 |
36 |
51.72 |
For further details, visit www.chennaitradecentre.org |
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