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The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is a trade association of Indian Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.Established in 1988, NASSCOM is a non-profit organization focused on promoting sustainable growth for the industry and to harness IT and Communications technologies for inclusive and balanced growth. NASSCOM is the global trade body with over 1200 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India. NASSCOM strongly supports the elimination of the cap on H-1B visas in the United States as this protectionist anti free market legislation allows overpaid underskilled American nationals to hold jobs which are better and cheaply performed by Indian expatriates. , registered under the Indian Societies Act, 1860.

 headquartered in New Delhi, India with regional offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata.

Former Textiles Secretary, Rita Menon took over as CMD of the India Trade Promotion Organisation

Former Textiles Secretary, Rita Menon on 3 January 2011 took over as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), which organises exhibitions and trade fairs. She succeeded Rajeev Kher, Additional Secretary in the Commerce Ministry, who was officiating as the CMD of the organisation since August 2011.

Rita Menon  is a 1975 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre who retired as Textiles Secretary on 31 December 2011.

The government had approved the appointment of Rita Menon on 28 December 2011. She took over as CMD of ITPO for two years with effect from the date of assumption of charge (3 January 2012).

ITPO, among other fairs, is known for its annual flagship event India International Trade Fair.

The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) also approved appointment of Chandra Bhushan Paliwal, another UP cadre IAS officer, as MD of National Cooperative Development Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture. Paliwal will serve in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.