New scheme has been announced by the Union Government for faster development of tribal village. The scheme ” Pradhan Mantri Aadi Adarsh Gram Yojana ” seek to develop Adarsh Gram Villages by improving the living conditions of these villages, providing them better education healthcare facilities and facilitating their products to be linked directly with the market. The village selected under this will have a tribal population of more than 500 and 50% will be tribals.
Steps to be taken for PMAAGY
The focus of the scheme is on covering different programs of 41 ministries in the tribal villages to ensure their all round development.
Market linkages for the tribal products through (TRIFED) Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited
Know About TRIFED
TRIFED stands for Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited.
The Government of India established TRIFED in August 1987 under the Multi- State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984.
The basic objective of TRIFED is socio-economic development of tribal people in the country by way of marketing development of the tribal products on which the lives of tribals depends heavily as they spend most of their time and acquire a major portion of their income.
According to the Forest Right Act, 2006 TRIFED’s MSP for MFP & VanDhan program is in line with the”The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers.
The major approach involves for this scheme is capacity building of the tribal people through sensitization, formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and imparting training to them for undertaking a particular activity, exploring marketing possibilities in national as well as international markets.
