Details of Millet (Shree Anna) Mahotsavs in International Year of Millets 2023

As part of the International Year of Millets (IYoM) 2023, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has organized a series of Millet (Shree Anna) Mahotsavs in 27 districts spread across the country. The details of the Mahotsavs is placed at Annexure. Also, Shree Anna was one of the focus areas in World Food India (WFI), 2023 organized during 3-5 November, 2023 in Pragati Maidan New Delhi.

MoFPI is also strengthening Shree Anna Processing & Preservation Infrastructure in the country through its schemes.  30 Shree Anna based proposals, including proposals from 8 large entities and 22 MSMEs, have been approved for assistance under Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) with an outlay of Rs 800 Cr.  A total of 1745 loans have been sanctioned amounting Rs. 90.80 Cr for individual Shree Anna processing units under PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme.  MoFPI has also identified 19 districts with Shree Anna Products as One District One Product (ODOP) under its PMFME scheme and has approved 3 Marketing & Branding proposals for Shree Anna Products. Also, 17 incubation centres have been approved in 10 states having Shree Anna Processing lines.

Wide spectrum of domestic and overseas stakeholders participated in World Food India 2023, which included 1208 exhibitors, 14 international delegations including 7 Ministerial delegations, 715 overseas and 218 domestic buyers, 97 corporate leaders, 10 Union Ministries/ Departments, 6 Commodity Boards apart from 25 States / UTs. Netherlands was the Partner Country and Japan the Focus Country of the Event. Total Investment interests announced & MoUs signed during the World Food India 2023 amounts to Rs. 33,129 Crore.

 

ANNEXURE

 

S.No. Date of the Mahotsav State District
1 21-22 Jan, 2023 Madhya Pradesh Mandla
2 22-23 Jan, 2023 Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram
3 28 Feb-1 March, 2023 Bihar Bhojpur
4 3-4 March, 2023 Uttar Pradesh Agra
5 6-7 March, 2023 Tamil Nadu Madurai
6 17-18 March, 2023 Odisha Nuapada
7 25-26 March, 2023 Telangana Mahabubnagar
8 20-21 April, 2023 Rajasthan Jodhpur
9 27-28 April, 2023 Jharkhand Khunti
10 2-3 May, 2023 Arunachal Pradesh Tirap
11 17-18 May, 2023 Uttarakhand Almora
12 30-31 May, 2023 Kerala Palakkad
13 6-7 June, 2023 Gujarat Surat
14 26-27 June, 2023 Bihar Patna
15 06-Jul, 2023 Gujarat Ahmedabad
16 07-Jul, 2023 Haryana Chandigarh
17 12-Jul, 2023 Chhattisgarh Raipur
18 12-Jul, 2023 Maharashtra Pune
19 17-Aug, 2023 Rajasthan Jaipur
20 19-20 Aug, 2023 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore
21 28-Aug, 2023 Karnataka Mandya
22 05-Sep, 2023 West Bengal Kolkata
23 05-Sep, 2023 Punjab Amritsar
24 15-Sep, 2023 Telangana Hyderabad
25 05-Oct, 2023 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu
26 05-Oct, 2023 Maharashtra Thane
27 24-Nov, 2023 Andaman & Nicobar

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