TNPSC Thervupettagam

Lavender and Doda district

February 25 , 2022 877 days 703 0
  • The Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, chaired the District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meetings of several districts in Jammu & Kashmir recently.
  • A key decision taken during the meeting was to designate Lavender as a Doda brand product.
  • This is to promote lavender under the ‘One District, One Product’ initiative.
  • Doda district in J&K is the birthplace of India’s Purple Revolution or the cultivation of Lavender.
  • Purple Revolution (Lavender cultivation) was launched under the Aroma Mission of the Union Ministry of Science & Technology.
  • The AROMA mission is implemented by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) through its Jammu-based laboratory, the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicines (IIIM).

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