New Delhi/Chandigarh, Jan 12 (UNI) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi said on Saturday ‘Women of India Organic Festival' will encourage women entrepreneurs and farmers in the country to connect with more buyers and thus, empower them through financial inclusion, while promoting organic culture in India.
'Through this festival, the Ministry also aims to educate people about its various initiatives and schemes relating to women and children,” said Ms Gandhi in Chandigarh where the Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising three-day ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ at Leisure Valley to celebrate and promote women farmers and entrepreneurs in the organic sector from the remotest parts of India.
Over 200 women have come from all over India together at Leisure Valley, which has become the epicentre of an organic extravaganza.