Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates India’s first food museum in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur

Union Minister for Commerce, Industry, Food, and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal has launched India’s first Food Museum at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu on 15th November 2021 through the virtual platform.

The Food Security Museum showcases India’s Agri revolution story from being dependent to becoming self-sufficient and one of the largest food grain exporter’s nations. The museum was established by the Food Corporation of India (FCI).

FCI and Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museums, Bangalore, have co-developed the museum at an estimated cost of Rs 1.1 crore over a 1,860-sqft area.