Annapurna Certificate Programme

• The Annapurna Certificate Programme has recognized six Indian restaurants worldwide for promoting Indian culinary traditions.
• These include-
  • Balaji Dosa in Sri Lanka, Indian Street Food and Co. in Sweden, Amber Restaurant in the United States of America, Naans and Curries in Costa Rica, Mumtaz Mahal in Oman and Namaste in Mongolia.
• This annual program acknowledges restaurants contributing to India’s cultural cause through cuisine on a global scale.
• It is an initiative by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

ABOUT ICCR

• The Indian Council for Cultural Relations is an autonomous organisation, involved in India’s global cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their people.
• Founded in 1950, by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• Headquarters- New Delhi
• Registered as a Society under the Societies Act, ICCR operates as an independent body under the administrative control of the Ministry of External Affairs.