Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh Inaugurates Lavender Festival 2025 in Jammu & Kashmir.

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In June 2025, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science and Technology, inaugurated the 3rd edition of the Lavender Festival 2025 in Bhaderwah, Doda district, Jammu & Kashmir.


      - The festival promotes agriculture-based entrepreneurship in aromatic crops, especially lavender farming, by highlighting rural startup success stories and empowering local farmers.

      - The 2-day event was organized by the Jammu-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) under the CSIR-Aroma Mission, a key initiative of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

      - Since its launch in 2016, the CSIR-Aroma Mission has turned Bhaderwah into a centre of the Purple Revolution.

Main Point :-   (i) Through this mission, farmers have earned Rs 10.5 crore by selling 1,500 kilograms of lavender oil and 93,000 kilograms of dried lavender flowers.

      (ii) It has empowered over 5,000 farmers and young entrepreneurs across Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and the North-Eastern states by providing free quality planting materials and full technological support from cultivation to marketing.


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