Union Minister Arjun Munda e-launches first-ever Virtual Aadi Mahotsav with focus on Madhya Pradesh

The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda launched the first-ever virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav in Madhya Pradesh.
The 10-day long festival, will begin from December 1, 2020.
It is being hosted on the Tribes India website – www.tribesindia.com.
The main focus of the first virtual Aadi Mahotsav is on the tribal craft and culture of Madhya Pradesh.
The next focus state of the programme would be Gujarat ( from 11th December 2020), followed by West Bengal from the 21st December, 2020.
Aadi Mahotsav is a national tribal festival and a joint initiative of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED).
The festival showcases traditional art and handicrafts and cultural heritage of the country.
The objective of TRIFED is socio-economic development of tribal people in the country by way of marketing development of the tribal products.