Current context: The week-long Exhibition-cum-Fair “EKAM Fest” is to be inaugurated on 2nd March 2020 at New Delhi.
a. Ministry of Labour and Employment
b. Ministry of Culture
c. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
d. Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot will inaugurate the “EKAM Fest”.
- Ekam stands for Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, Awareness, Marketing.
- The fest is being organised by National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation (NHFDC) under M/o Social Justice & Empowerment.
- EKAM Fest is being launched by the ministry as an effort for:
- Promoting entrepreneurship and knowledge among Divyangjan community
- Generating awareness among society about potentialities of PwDs &
- Providing a major marketing opportunity to PwDs entrepreneurs
- Around 80 Divyang entrepreneurs, artisans and organizations from 18 States and Union Territories will display products and various crafts.
- NHFDC established in 1997, is an Apex corporation under the aegis of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
Question:
Q.1 The Exhibition-cum-Fair “EKAM Fest” is recently organised under the aegis of which Ministry?a. Ministry of Labour and Employment
b. Ministry of Culture
c. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
d. Ministry of Commerce & Industry