Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey on Tuesday inaugurated the four-day Gondwana National Livelihood, Art and Cultural Festival 2023 at BTI Ground in Raipur.
The Chhattisgarh Regional Office of NABARD is hosting the event. It will conclude on March 30.
The exhibition has 120 stalls including for self-help groups supported by NABARD as well as craftsmen from the non-agriculture sector.
Out 250 participants, 125 are from Chhattisgarh and the rest from Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, an official communication said.
Choubey said such activities would be beneficial for agricultural and rural development. They would also promote tribal and cultural traditions. Cottage business and handicrafts will benefit too.
The Chief General Manager of NABARD, Dr. Gyanendra Mani, underlined that NABARD was playing a vital role in making rural India self-sufficient.