President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Aadi Mahotsav 2025, TRIFED's national tribal festival, in New Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav 2025, the national tribal festival organised by TRIFED, at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, on 16 February 2025.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav 2025 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, on 16 February 2025. The festival, the flagship initiative of the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, runs from 16 to 24 February and brings together more than 600 tribal artisans from over 30 States and UTs, 500 performing artists and 25 tribal food stalls. The President said about 1.25 lakh tribal children are being educated in more than 470 Eklavya Model Residential Schools. The Ministry highlighted PM-JANMAN (₹24,000 crore, launched 2023) and the Dharti Aba Janjati Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (₹80,000 crore, launched 2 October 2024).
Key facts
- Inaugurated by
- President Droupadi Murmu, 16 February 2025
- Venue
- Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
- Organiser
- TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- Dates
- 16-24 February 2025
- Scale
- 600+ artisans from 30+ States/UTs; 500 performers; 25 food stalls
Practice MCQs 4 questions
At which venue did President Droupadi Murmu inaugurate Aadi Mahotsav 2025 on 16 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Aadi Mahotsav 2025 was inaugurated at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, and runs from 16 to 24 February.
Aadi Mahotsav is the flagship initiative of which organisation under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
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Correct answer: D — TRIFED
Aadi Mahotsav is the flagship initiative of the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
At Aadi Mahotsav 2025, the President said about 1.25 lakh tribal children are being educated in how many Eklavya Model Residential Schools?
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Correct answer: A — More than 470
The President said about 1.25 lakh tribal children are being provided school education through more than 470 Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
PM-JANMAN, highlighted by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at Aadi Mahotsav 2025, was launched in 2023 with what budget?
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Correct answer: B — ₹24,000 crore
The Ministry said PM-JANMAN, launched in 2023, has a budget of ₹24,000 crore; the Dharti Aba Janjati Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan has ₹80,000 crore.