Question : Women of India Organic Festival

(a) whether his Ministry has organized the 5th edition of the “Women of India Organic Festival”;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with its aims and objectives;
(c) the number of events organized along with the number of women participated in the festival;
(d) the achievements made out of organizing such a festival during the last four years;
(e) the expenses incurred on organizing the events during the last three years and the current year; and
(f) the other steps taken by the Government to boost the sale of products by women entrepreneurs by women from the remotest corners of India?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

(a) Yes, Madam.

(b), (c) & (d): This Ministry has organized Women of India Festival- 2018 at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi from 26th October to 4th November, 2018. The theme of the Festival was “Organic Products by Women?. It aimed to showcase, support and encourage women farmers/entrepreneurs in India, especially from rural areas. In this event, 366 women participants across the country came together with their vast range of organic products, such as cereals, rice, pulses, spices, pickles, preserves, oils, honey, tea, coffee, organic seeds, jams, chutneys, wild edible forest products, ready to eat snacks, organic ice cream, cosmetics, skin & beauty care, aromatherapy products, kitchen composters, organic cotton fabric, linen, water hyacinth craft, cow dung air purifier, jute craft, agarbatti, loban, organic hot cooked food, vegan food and other bio products etc.

(e): Details of expenses incurred on organizing the event during the last three years and the current year are as under: -

2015 - 99,67,000/-
2016 - 1,16,77,500/-
2017 - 1,32,96,330/-
2018 - 1,33,00,000/-

(f): This Ministry has been organizing Women of India Exhibitions/Festivals every year since 2010.Thereby giving opportunities to women farmers/ entrepreneurs to boost the sale of products for their financial inclusion.

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