National Saras Fair to be held at Valiyaparamba in Malappuram from 22 to 31 December
17 October 2026
Kudumbashree will hold the National Saras Fair at Valiyaparamba, near Thalappara, in Malappuram district from 22 to 31 December. The fair is organised under the central and state governments. More than 300 stalls will be set up, of which 250 will be product stalls of Kudumbashree entrepreneurs from several states, besides food stalls. The ten-day fair will also carry arts and cultural programmes and seminars. The meeting to form the organising committee will be held on 24 October at 10.30 am at the Pullattu Convention Centre, Valiyaparamba, chaired by Local Self Government Minister K.M. Shaji.
In plain words
Kudumbashree State Poverty Eradication Mission, Kerala — Kerala's women-centred poverty eradication mission, working through neighbourhood groups under the Local Self Government Department.