# Conduct an International Food Festival to showcase state cuisine

- ID: P01-C-10#2
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p01-c-10-2 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p01-c-10-2)
- Pillar: 1. Tamil Identity and Pride
- Section: C. Tourism
- Manifesto page: 16
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

An International Food Festival will be conducted to showcase the culinary culture of the state.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs.20 crore to support dedicated food and arts festivals.

**So far:** dedicated food and arts festivals supported by Rs.20 crore

**Not yet seen:** An international-level festival specifically has not been confirmed.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 80: The Government will implement a project to highlight local food tourism routes through dedicated Food and Arts Festivals, supported by an allocation of Rs.20 crore. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=80))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.