PM Modi unveils projects worth Rs 83,700 crore from Jharkhand's HazaribagPrime Minister Narendra Modi unveils development projects worth over Rs 83,700 crore in Jharkhand, including the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram...
02 Oct, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
PM Modi to unveil projects worth Rs 83,000 crore in Jharkhand, address BJP rallyPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 83,300 crore in Jharkhand. Key initiatives include the Dhar...
02 Oct, 2024, 09.40 AM IST
Independence Day 2024: From Indian Olympic contingent to beneficiaries of Lakhpati Didi, here's the detailed guest listIndependence Day 2024: In an effort to enhance public participation and celebrate diverse contributions to the nation, around 6,000 special...
14 Aug, 2024, 08.34 PM IST
Education of tribal children government's priority, says Prime Minister ModiIn his inaugural address at the Aadi Mahotsav, the prime minister said: "Our tribal children and youth have achieved progress after learnin...
17 Feb, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
Government going to those considered remote earlier: PM ModiModi inaugurated 'Aadi Mahotsav', a mega national tribal festival to showcase the tribal culture on a large scale, and listed steps taken b...
16 Feb, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Engaging e-commerce players to push sales of forest produce from tribal communities: Dharmendra PradhanThe government is taking steps "to increase production of their produce, improve packaging, branding, marketing," he said, adding, "we are ...
21 Dec, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
Assam to set up 400 new Van Dhan Vikas Kendras within March, 2022Sarma, along-with Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda, reviewed the ongoing Tribal Livelihood Development Programme and other proj...
12 Sep, 2021, 10.03 PM IST
- Products from the tribes of Assam hit the stands
Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana or Van Dhan Scheme was launched on 14th April, 2018 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ministry of Tri...
01 Oct, 2020, 12.39 AM IST
Around 3% of population in 177 tribal-dominated districts Covid positiveAccording to government sources, the prevalence of Covid-19 in tribal-dominated districts has not been termed as “alarming” but the tribal ...
22 Sep, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Centre to ensure tribals get MSP for produceTribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (Trifed) managing director Pravir Krishna said, “The pandemic has struck at a ...
01 Apr, 2020, 09.26 AM IST
Bengal signs but sends no proposal for Centre's scheme for tribalsThe programme involves setting up value addition centres, Van Dhan Vikas Kendras, and training tribals to add value to minor forest produce...
31 Oct, 2019, 08.12 AM IST
Modi 2.0 100-day agenda: 312 Model Schools for tribalsGovt will also set up 600 value-addition centres for minor forest produce across the country.
02 Jul, 2019, 07.45 AM IST
Centre wakes up to unspent funds under MSP, orders review of schemeIf the market prices fall below MSP, the state government agencies move in to procure the minor forest produce.
01 Feb, 2019, 07.20 AM IST
Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh tries to woo tribals with Van Dhan YojanaNext month, Chhattisgarh would become the first state to roll out India’s maiden Van Dhan Vikas Kendra in Naxal-infested Dantewada and Bija...
07 Sep, 2018, 06.58 AM IST
Van Dhan scheme yet to take off, caught in norm changesAfter repeated reminders by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Niti Aayog, former secretary (tribal affairs) Leena Nair finalised the gu...
24 Jul, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
Government proposes to set up 3,000 Van Dhan KendrasVan Dhan Mission is an initiative for targeting livelihood generation for tribals by harnessing non-timber forest produces, the true wealth...
26 Jun, 2018, 09.47 AM IST
This is what govt should do to safeguard tribals’ trade interestsThe intervention by the govt to safeguard the tribals’ trade-interests is still pending. The result is that the forest-tribal areas continu...
27 Apr, 2018, 10.20 PM IST