The model state declared for Manipur Van Dhan Vikas Yojana!
With the active participation and cooperation of the Manipur government at all levels, the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in the state has become a model enterprise for the rest of the country. Manipur has been declared as a winning state, where the Van Dhan Vikas Yojana of the government has proved to be a major source of employment for the local tribals living in the state. Since the launch of this program in October 2019, 100 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras have been established so far. 1500 SHGs have been formed in these centers and it is benefiting 30,000 tribal entrepreneurs of the state who are involved in processing, collection, packaging, value-addition, and marketing of value-added products from minor forest produce. TRIFED - Tribal Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has been implementing many programs and initiatives since its inception as a nodal agency working in the areas of tribal upliftment. The purpose of these initiatives is to make India self-reliant as part of the self-relian...