HYDERABAD: The 76th All India Industrial Exhibition, 2016, organized by the Exhibition Society will begin from January 1 at Exhibition Grounds here. Telangana Chief Minister KCR will inaugurate the one-and-half-month long shopping event, popularly known as ‘Numaish,’ said Finance Minister and Exhibition Society President Eatala Rajender.

About 2,500 stalls, (with representation from different states across the country) have been allotted to various exhibitors including State and Central govt Departments and PSUs besides Corporate and MNCs, Rajender said adding free Wi-Fi service will be provided to visitors this year.

The Exhibition Society has been conducting the expo at Hyderabad for the past 75 years. The earnings from this exhibition are utilized to support 18 educational institutions in Telangana with special emphasis on girls and women education, Exhibition Society President said. The Numaish will be held from Jan 1st 2016 to Feb 15th 2016 and the exhibition’s daily timings are 3:00 pm to 10:30 pm.

Stallholders are expected to erect the stalls at their own expense. The organizers shall provide electricity on a pay per use basis. Common amenities such as washrooms, drinking water and campus wide security shall be provided and the charges for the same are included in the stall space fees.

The Exhibition Society, a non-profit organization was started in 1938 to promote industrial development in the erstwhile Hyderabad state by organizing industrial exhibitions to promote products manufactured by small and medium scale industries within the country.