PRADHAN MANTRI VAN DHAN VIKAS YOJNA

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Context: Under the Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Vikas Yojna (PMJVM) Government is providing Rs 15 lakh per Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) to encourage livelihood activities of tribal people across the country.

Van Dhan Vikas Scheme

• The Van Dhan Vikas Program is an initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. It aims to give tribal people a means of livelihood by using the Van Dhan forest's resources.
• It largely falls under the purview of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Creation of a Value Chain System for Selling Minor Forest Products (MFP).
• The programme makes an effort to modernise the traditional knowledge and skill sets of tribe members at each level and transform them into sustainable economic activity.
• In accordance with the Van Dhan Scheme, TRIFED will assist in the development of MFP-led multi-purpose Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in the tribal areas. These centres will have a collection of 10 SHGs that each house 30 indigenous MFP gatherers.
  • Each Kendra would act as a central location for shared resources for buying and enhancing locally available MFPs and skill-based handicrafts. TRIFED provides technical support as well as instruction.
• The Van Dhan Vikas Program was created especially for tribal people. Each Van Dhan Vikas Kendra consists of 15 tribal Self Help Groups serving up to 300 beneficiaries.

Minor Forest Produce (MFP)

• MFP, often called Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP), is a significant source of income. This gives a lot of STs who live in and around the woods the sustenance, medical care, and monetary income they need.
• Providing MFP gatherers with a fair price for the MFPs they collect, through Minimum Support Price & Development of the Value Chain for the MFP Program aims to enhance their standard of living.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will serve as the focal ministry for the administration and management of the programme. Technical guidance from TRIFED would be used by the Minister to select the Minimum Support Price.
• State-authorised agencies will be in charge of making MFP purchases through MSP.

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