The Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri. Durgadas Uikey informed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements the scheme Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) and Pradhan Mantri Janjati Maha Nyaya Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) through Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED) to facilitate and promote livelihood opportunities and entrepreneurship in the tribal population through establishment of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs). Value addition training and capacity building / skilling of members associated with these VDVKs is an integral part of the scheme.

Telangana State Girijan Co-operative Corporation Ltd is the state implementing agency for establishment of VDVKs in Telangana State. The agency has been notified by the State Nodal Department i.e. Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Telangana.

However, it is submitted that the Ministry has provided equity support to Tribal Cooperative Finance Corporation (TRICOR) under the scheme – ‘Equity support to National / State Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development Corporation’ for providing concessional loans to tribal entrepreneurs for undertaking various livelihood generation activities.

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