Manipur declared as model state for Van Dhan Vikas Yojana
National
Manipur has been declared as a winner state where the government’s Van Dhan Vikas Yojana has appeared as a major source of employment for the local tribals residing in the state.100 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras has been established ever since the program was launched in October 2019. The Kendras constitute 1500 SHGs and have been benefitting 30,000 tribal entrepreneurs in the state who are involved in the processing, collection, packaging, value-adding, and marketing of the value-added products from the minor forest produce.TRIFED- Tribal Cooperative marketing Federation of India has been implementing several programmes and initiatives, ever since its inception as the nodal agency working in the areas of tribal upliftment. The purpose of these initiatives is to make India self-reliant under the Atmanirbhar Abhiyan.
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