The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal on November 15, 2021 virtually inaugurated Food Security Museum at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu along with a Photo Exhibition.
- Interestingly, Thanjavur is the birthplace of Food Corporation of India as it was in this town of Tamil Nadu FCI was inaugurated 56 years ago on 14 January, 1965.
- Shri Goyal congratulated all on the inauguration of Food Security Museum at Thanjavur, showcasing India’s agri evolution from dependency to self-sufficiency.
- The Minister said that the Food Security Museum is the first museum in India to depict India’s food security story from a “ship to mouth” existence to becoming one of the largest food grain exporting nations. He said that the Cultural Capital of Tamil Nadu will now be home to the Agricultural history of India.
- He added that the National Museum on food Security at Thanjavur shall go along with in depicting the efforts of all stakeholders of Food Security maintenance.
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