Doda, June 1 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated two-day lavender festival 2025 organized by CSIR- IIIM Jammu in Bhaderwah town of Jammu.

Speaking with reporters, Singh congratulated the entore team of CSIR-IIIM.

"I congratulate the entire team of CSIR-IIIM... People from different states have come here... Lavender has become famous as the identity of Bhaderwah, not only in India, but in the entire world... A lot of children here don't have formal degrees, but they have passion and ambition to learn technology and the central government is giving complete support for this... PM Modi mentioned the new venture of Bhaderwah's farmers, which gained fame overnight. Other countries started taking the same approach as here and a new f...