Overview

• It outlines joint organisation of art festivals, music and dance performances, exhibitions, film screenings and culinary events between Madhya Pradesh and France.
• The pact runs for three years with room for extension and requires an annual Indo-French cultural calendar to schedule exchange programmes.
• State tourism brochures will be translated into French to attract visitors from France and other Francophone regions.
• The MoU is designed to provide Madhya Pradesh’s artists, students and cultural organisations with a wider international platform.
• Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is set to visit France next month to explore additional collaboration in industry, entrepreneurship and traditional crafts.