Overview

• The physical HQ in Nizamabad was formally inaugurated on June 29, completing a decade-long campaign by turmeric farmers and fulfilling a key election pledge.
• A Rs 200 crore allocation spearheaded by the Centre will fund research, crop quality upgrades and initiatives to elevate farmer incomes.
• Under its mandate the board will oversee packaging, branding, marketing and an export drive targeting USD one billion in turmeric sales by 2030.
• Local growers anticipate the board will help remove middlemen and ensure stable prices, though no minimum support price has been set.
• BRS MLC K Kavitha condemned the third inauguration of the board headquarters and pressed for statutory status and formal MSP rules.