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Detailed explanation-1: -Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s ‘First Lavender Festival’ in Bhaderwah.

Detailed explanation-2: -Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated ‘India’s first Lavender Festival’ at Bhaderwah, J&K on 26 May 2022 under Aroma Mission 2 of the Government. Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir is the birthplace of India’s Violet or Lavender Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why in News? Recently, India’s First Lavender festival was inaugurated in Jammu’s Bhaderwah. Lavender cultivation has generated employment for about 5,000 farmers and young entrepreneurs in Jammu & Kashmir remote areas. Over 1,000 farming families cultivating it on 200 acres.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ministry of Science and Technology initiated the Purple Revolution or Lavender Revolution in 2016 through the Aroma Mission of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The goal is to promote the indigenous aromatic crop-based agro-economy by shifting from foreign aromatics to homegrown kinds.