Amit Shah Opens Turmeric Board HQ In Nizamabad

The Centre has inaugurated the National Turmeric Board headquarters in Nizamabad, aiming to boost turmeric exports to $1 billion by 2030.

- TBG NETWORK

The Government has set a target to export turmeric worth USD 1 billion by the year 2030, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday after inaugurating the headquarters of the National Turmeric Board in Telangana's Nizamabad.

The inauguration was done almost 21 months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of a turmeric-focused board.

There were long-pending demands from farmers for a turmeric board.

"During the 2023 Telangana elections in 2023, PM Modi had announced the formation of Turmeric Board...With the Turmeric Board taking shape, turmeric farmers will no more be dependent on middlemen.

Packing, branding, marketing, and exports all will be facilitated by the Turmeric Board," Shah said.

The Union Minister also outlined the health benefits of turmeric.

"Everyone knows, turmeric is anti-viral, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory. World over, it is known as a wonder drug," he said.

India, he said, is blessed with high curcumin level turmeric which is not to be found anywhere else.