Awards received during the closing ceremony of National Cooperative Masala Fair-2023 & Organic Food Festival | 08 May 2023

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In the closing ceremony of the 10-day National Cooperative Masala Fair-2023 and the 3-day Organic, Food Festival organized on 7 May 2023 at the Rajasthan Jawahar Kala Kendra premises, various committees have been awarded in terms of business & display in the Cooperative Fair.

Key Points

• Based on best display, IFFCO, and KRIBHCO among national level institutions & Rajfed, CONFED, Tilam Sangh, Jaipur Dairy and Apex Bank were honoured among top cooperative institutions.
• Cooperative organizations of Markfed Kerala, Punjab, and TANfed Tamil Nadu were honoured for the sale & display of state-specific products and spices.
• Based on the layout, Udaipur, Bharatpur and Bhilwara stood first, second & third respectively in the category of district consumer stores.
• Among other states, Kerala State Cooperative Marketing Federation, Confed first and Tilam Sangh stood second for maximum sales at Sahakar Masala Mela.
• Mathania stood first, Nagaur second and Kishangarh third in the purchase and sale co-operative societies. Similarly, Kota, Udaipur and Jodhpur stood first, second & third respectively in the category of district consumer stores.
• The people of Jaipur bought spices worth more than Rs 2.10 crore at this fair.
• It is worth mentioning that on April 28, 2023, the National Cooperative Spices Fair-2023 was inaugurated.
• In the closing ceremony, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies Meghraj Singh Ratnu honored the best stalls by giving them certificates and mementoes.
• For the first time, organic cookies have started to be made available to the general public through CONFED.