In Kashmir, the long-awaited Forest Rights Act is a boon for some – but pastoralists are anxious
Herders and shepherds, who do not have Scheduled Tribe status, fear that they will be blocked from grazing grounds and evicted from their summer shelters. 2 hours ago Abdul Rashid, a forest dweller and pastoralist from Budgam, is worried about his community s land and their livelihood. | Athar Parvaiz
Thousands of forest dwellers in Kashmir are hoping that the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which is finally being implemented in the region 12 years after it came into force elsewhere in India. will protect their rights over forest resources.
Centre Launches Sankalp Se Siddhi Scheme To Transform Tribal Ecosystem
by Arun Kumar Das - Apr 5, 2021 05:12 AM
Tribal women in India (Ekta Parishad/Wikimedia Commons)
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At least 100 villages in each region and 1,500 villages in the country will be covered in the next 100 days.
The main aim of this drive is to activate the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in these villages, according to the Tribal Affairs Ministry.
Reaching out to disadvantaged tribal sections of society, the government has launched a 100-day drive to activate the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in about 1,500 villages across the country.
Sankalp se Siddhi, a village and digital connect drive which aims to aid a complete transformation of the tribal ecosystem has been launched by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) under the Tribal Affairs Ministry.
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New Delhi:
Tribal students studying in government-run Eklavya Model Residential Schools will get a special Khadi dress designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) here, Union minister Arjun Munda said on Tuesday. The Tribal Affairs Ministry will purchase 6 lakh metres of Khadi fabric worth Rs 14.7 crore from Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in 2020-21 for this purpose, he said.
A pact has been signed with KVIC in this regard, Mr Munda added. At present, there are 73,000 tribal students studying in such schools in 23 states. “There was no standardised school uniform design for students in these schools till now. The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, has designed a dress with a distinct logo and color scheme, and the best available khadi cloth will be sourced from KVIC,” Mr Munda said.