Lok Sabha Question No. 731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: TRIFED
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †731

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/02/2022

## TRIFED

## †731.  SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of outlets of TRIFED institution functioning across the country along with the number of such outlets located in Gujarat;
- (b) whether any TRIFED outlet has been opened in Dahod and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount of purchase and sale, made by TRIFED during 2020-21 along with the details of tribals and forest dwellers benefitted from it;
- (d) the details of the agencies involved therein and the number of beneficiaries of Dahod district; and
- (e) the steps taken being taken by the Government to increase the income of tribals and forest dwellers associated with the TRIFED?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) As informed by Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), the number of TRIBES India outlet as on 31.01.2022 is 119. The number of TRIBES India Outlets in the State of Gujarat are 7.
- (b) No, Sir.
- (c) The total amount of purchase and sale made by TRIFED during 2020-21 along with the details of tribals and forest dwellers benefitted are as under:

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Financial year   |   Purchases |   Sales | Tribal and Forest Dwellers beneficiaries   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2020-2021        |     1330.11 | 3012.75 | More than 5 lakhs                          |

(d)  As  per  the  information  received  from  TRIFED,  there  are  two  suppliers  in  Dahod,  Gujarat namely  M/s.  SAHAJ,  which  is  a  organisation  for  women's  development  and  UTSAV HANDICRAFTS. The total number of tribal families associated with these suppliers in Dahod area are 439.

(e)  The cabinet has approved  Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission  during the year, which is aimed at increasing livlihood opportunities for tribals who are mainly dependent on forests for their livelihood.   The Mission seeks to achieve livelihood driven tribal development in the next five years through formation of Vandhan self help groups who have been organized into Vandhan Kendras.   The  MFP  gathered  by  tribals  will  be  processed  in  these  kendras.   The   Van  Dhan Producer Enterprises would provide ensure packaging, marketing and branding of these products which would help to develop these groups as entrepreneurs and provide backward and forward linkages to the entire.    New haats bazaar and ware houses will be developed in next 5 years as part of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhyan' .  TRIFED would be the nodal agency for implementing the scheme. The products produced will be marketed through Tribe India Stores. An amount of Rs. 1612 cr has been earmarked under the Mission for next five years.  The Mission will also provide marketing support for the products of these tribal people which increases their income under the scheme 'Institutional Support for development and marketing of tribal products / produce'. The scheme will also ensure Marketing Of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Through Minimum Support Price (MSP) And Development Of Value Chain For MFP' (MSP for MFP in short)  to establish a system to ensure fair monetary returns for the efforts of forest gatherers engaged in collection, primary processing,  storage,  packaging,  transportation  etc. The scheme envisages fixation and declaration of Minimum Support Price for the selected MFP along with procurement & marketing operation at prefixed MSP undertaken by the designated State Agencies. Simultaneously, other medium&long-term issues like sustainable collection, value addition, infrastructure development, knowledge base expansion of MFP, market intelligence development etc. are also addressed.

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