Saras Food Festival 2025: Rural SHG Cuisine in Delhi
Why in the news
A Delhi food festival put village women’s enterprises in front of city buyers.
Key facts
- Foods on show: traditional recipes, millet dishes, tribal foods.
- Strong footfall from Delhi NCR was expected, helping rural livelihoods.
Objectives
- Encourage rural enterprise among women’s SHGs.
- Link SHG food ventures to markets.
- Introduce urban consumers to authentic regional cuisine.
Exam angle
- Parent mission: DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission).
- Nodal ministry: Rural Development.
- Likely question: who organised or inaugurated the festival.