Union Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate Turmeric Board headquarters in Nizamabad on Jun 29

Hyderabad, Jun 28 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah would inaugurate the National Headquarters of Turmeric Board in Nizamabad on June 29.

Shah would also attend a 'Kisan Maha Sammelan' (farmers' convention) in Nizamabad on Sunday, BJP sources said.

Union Coal and Mines Minister and state BJP president G Kishan Reddy inspected the arrangements for the event in Nizamabad two days ago.

He said the Centre aims to increase turmeric exports to USD one billion by 2030.

The establishment of the Turmeric Board has been a major demand of the turmeric farmers in Nizamabad and it was also a key election issue.

BJP Lok Sabha member from Nizamabad D Arvind, who had promised to set up the turmeric board, had defeated BRS MLC and then Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter K Kavitha in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He was re-elected in 2024. PTI SJR SJR ROH