Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1981 |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | Defence Pavilion, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi |
Parent department | Ministry of Defence |
Defence Exhibition Organisation is an autonomous organisation of the Indian Government established in 1981.[1] The organisation's main charter is to organise and coordinate Aerospace and Defence (A&D) exhibitions in India and aboard.[2] The agency is responsible for organising international exhibitions such as DefExpo and Indian participation at overseas exhibitions such as Aero India and DefExpo.[2] The DEO is also involved in coordinating and the setting-up of "India Pavilion" at major international Aerospace & Defence exhibitions abroad in order to improve the export potenial of the Indian Aerospace & Defence Industry.[2]