Ministry of Tribal Affairs allocates Rs. 2.26 Crores for Telangana’s Medaram Jatara Festival 2022

Ministry of Tribal Affairs sanctioned Rs. 2.26 Crores for Telangana’s Medaram Jatara Festival 2022: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has allocated an amount of 2.26 Crores for various activities pertaining to Medaram Jathara 2022. The Medaram Jathara 2022 will be celebrated between 16th February and 19th February 2022.

Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair in India, after the Kumbh Mela. The four-day tribal festival is celebrated once in two years in the month of “Magha” (February) on the full moon day, in Medaram Village of Mulugu district in Telangana.

The festival is organized by the second-largest Tribal Community of Telangana, the Koya tribe, in collaboration with the Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Telangana.