Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds GCC for promoting Araku Valley Coffee at global level
The HinduPrime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the efforts of the Girijan Cooperative Corporation for playing a key role in the promotion of Araku Valley Coffee at the global level. In his Mann Ki Baat programme on June 30, the Prime Minister was all praise for the Araku Valley Coffee, being cultivated by the tribal people, of the Agency areas in Alluri Sitharamaraju district, with the support of the GCC and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister recalled that he had an opportunity to taste Araku Valley Coffee along with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during his visit to Visakhapatnam in the past. GCC vice-chairman and MD G. Suresh Kumar said in a statement on June 30 that it was a matter of pride that the Prime Minister had made a special mention of Araku coffee, the role being played by the State government and the GCC during his talk “Mann Ki Baat”.