(a) & (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs through Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) and National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) provides assistance and support to promote entrepreneurship among tribal people with special focus to tribal women in the States / UTs with notified STs including Rajasthan, who are involved in traditional art & craft products, natural & organic products etc. through the following schemes:
(i) ‘Pradhan Mantri Jana Jatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)’ from 2021-22, which has been redesigned through the merger and extension of two existing schemes for promotion of tribal livelihood, i.e., “Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP” and “Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products / Produce”.
(ii) "Equity Support to National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) / State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporations (STFDCs)"
TRIFED is implementing Van Dhan Vikas Karyakaram under PMJVM which envisages to set up Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK), each of which comprises about 300 members. The scheme is implemented through TRIFED (Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) in the areas with significant tribal population in the Country including the State of Rajasthan to promote value-addition and marketing of tribal products and minor forest products (MFP). Each VDVK consists of 15 Van Dhan Self Help Groups (VDSHGs), each of which comprises of up to 20 members. Since August, 2019, TRIFED has sanctioned 3,110 Van DhanVikas Kendra wherein 52,976 Van Dhan Self Help Groups associated with 9.27 lakhs beneficiaries has been included in 25 States and 02 UTs.
479 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) have been sanctioned in Rajasthan State which are associated with 1,44,803beneficiaries. Among these, 75 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras have been sanctioned in the Banswara (40) and Dungarpur (35) districts of Rajasthan State which comprise of both men and women. Training of 19 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras has been completed in Rajasthan State, which includes 2 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra of Dungarpur District, where beneficiaries are involved in value addition of MFPs. The details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) of Banswara and Dungarpur Districts at Annexure.
Under the Van Dhan Vikas Karyakaram , 210 MFP gatherers (tribal women) have completed training in 7 batches of 30 members each for 2 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra of Dungarpur District of Rajasthan on value addition of MFPs. The beneficiaries are engaged in value addition activities of Amla based products i.e. Amla Candy & Amla Pickle. An amount of Rs. 10.00 Lakhs @ Rs. 5.00 Lakh per Van Dhan Vikas Kendra has been released to the two (2) Van Dhan Vikas Kendras for value addition training purposes through State Implementing Agency –Rajasthan Tribal Area Development Cooperative Federation Ltd., Udaipur.
NSTFDC is implementing an exclusive scheme titled "Adivasi MahilaSashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY)” for Tribal women to undertake any income generation activity. Under this scheme, loan up to 90% of project costing up to Rs.2 lakh is provided at a highly concessional rate of interest of 4% p.a. Number of women beneficiaries assisted under AMSY and other schemes during last three years and current year (upto 28.02.2022) is given below:
Financial Year Women beneficiaries assisted under AMSY Women beneficiaries assisted under other schemes
2018-19 208 244
2019-20 512 1702
2020-21 250 690
2021-22
(upto 28.02.2022) — 217
Annexure
Annexure referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.†4125 for 28.3.2022 raised by Shri Kanakmal Katara regarding Empowerment of Tribal Women in Rajasthan"
The details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) of Banswara and Dungarpur Districts:
Sl. No. State District Name of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK)
1 Rajasthan Banswara Radha
2 Rajasthan Banswara Sita mata
3 Rajasthan Banswara Mahakali
4 Rajasthan Banswara Mahadev
5 Rajasthan Banswara Vagad
6 Rajasthan Banswara mangaleshwar
7 Rajasthan Banswara mahatma gandhi
8 Rajasthan Banswara vandemataram
9 Rajasthan Banswara Ujjval
10 Rajasthan Banswara Sawriya saith
11 Rajasthan Banswara Mahi ganga
12 Rajasthan Banswara Tripura
13 Rajasthan Banswara Dasha Mata
14 Rajasthan Banswara Guru Govind
15 Rajasthan Banswara Swariya ji
16 Rajasthan Banswara Jai bajrangbali
17 Rajasthan Banswara Bholynath
18 Rajasthan Banswara Nari shakti
19 Rajasthan Banswara Amjiya
20 Rajasthan Banswara Jai Bhawani
21 Rajasthan Banswara Vidhya
22 Rajasthan Banswara jai bharat
23 Rajasthan Banswara Dharti Mata
24 Rajasthan Banswara Laxmi bai
25 Rajasthan Banswara Deepak
26 Rajasthan Banswara Laxmi Mata
27 Rajasthan Banswara Ramdevji
28 Rajasthan Banswara Om Bana
29 Rajasthan Banswara Sawriya saith
30 Rajasthan Banswara Vandemataram
31 Rajasthan Banswara Puja
32 Rajasthan Banswara Bhervjibavsi
33 Rajasthan Banswara Joganiya Mata
34 Rajasthan Banswara Mahadev
35 Rajasthan Banswara Roshni
36 Rajasthan Banswara Varsha
37 Rajasthan Banswara Parvati
38 Rajasthan Banswara Vanvasi
39 Rajasthan Banswara johar
40 Rajasthan Banswara Tripura
41 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Semaliyapandiya
42 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Selota
43 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Vanori
44 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Buchiyabada
45 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Padava
46 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK GadaJhumji
47 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Padardibadi
48 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Ranoli
49 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Kahela
50 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Kokapur
51 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Bain
52 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Dench
53 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Virat
54 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Badgama
55 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Chhani
56 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Ghugra
57 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Deval Khas
58 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Tadiobri
59 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Bhatwada
60 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Kheda
61 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Uper Gav
62 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Chela kherwara
63 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK SindriKherwara
64 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Bori
65 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Antri
66 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Punali
67 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Faloj
68 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Shishod
69 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Mahipalpura
70 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Talaiya
71 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Bankoda
72 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Ramgarh
73 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Pardaitiwar
74 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Aspur
75 Rajasthan Dungarpur VDVK Indoda
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