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Pradeep Kumar

02/06/21 09:00 AM IST

Van Dhan Yojana to be expanded

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Van Dhan Yojana to be expanded this year in the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Highlights
  • State Level webinars were conducted to review the progress of the implementation of the Van Dhan Yojana.
  • The main focus of the session was to plan the way forward regarding the progress of the implementation of the scheme. 
  • The webinar was focused on the clarification of any related queries from either the local government teams or the representatives of the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras or clusters.
The Van Dhan Yojana 
  • The Van Dhan Scheme is an initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED.
  • It was launched on 14th April, 2018 and seeks to improve tribal incomes through value addition of tribal products.
  • The scheme will be implemented through Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Nodal Department at the Central Level and TRIFED as Nodal Agency at the National Level.
  • At State level, the State Nodal Agency for MFPs and the District collectors are envisaged to play a pivot role in scheme implementation at grassroot level. Locally the Kendras are proposed to be managed by a Managing Committee (an SHG) consisting of representatives of Van Dhan SHGs in the cluster.
Source: PIB

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