Source: News on Air
Context:
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will inaugurate the Saras Food Festival 2025 in Delhi. The festival showcases India’s diverse rural cuisine, women-led enterprises, and traditional food culture under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission).
Key Objectives
- Promote rural entrepreneurship and women-led SHGs.
- Provide urban consumers access to authentic regional cuisines.
- Enable market linkages for SHG food businesses.
- Boost the visibility of traditional Indian foods and local ingredients.
Key Highlights:
- The Saras Food Festival brings together Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from various states to present regional dishes.
- Organised by the Ministry of Rural Development under DAY-NRLM.
- Venue: Delhi (specific location to be announced or covered in the event schedule).
- Participants: Women SHGs representing multiple states and UTs.
- Focus: Traditional recipes, local ingredients, millet-based dishes, tribal foods, and state-specific culinary varieties.
- The festival is expected to attract strong footfall from Delhi NCR, supporting rural livelihoods.
