Lok Sabha Question No. 1701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †1701

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 01/08/2024

## TRIBAL COOPERATIVE MARKETING DEVELOPMENT FEDERATION OF INDIA

## †1701. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

## SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the list of commodities covered under Minor Forest Produce (MFPs) on Minimum Support Price (MSP) along with their MSP and applicable regions; and
- (b)  the  details  regarding  extension  of  coverage  of  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  under  Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) including Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

- (a): The  list  of  commodities  covered  under  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFPs)  on  Minimum Support Price (MSP) along with their MSP and applicable regions is enclosed as Annexure 1 .
- (b): Under  the  scheme  'Pradhan Mantri  Janjatiya  Vikas  Mission'  (PMJVM),  Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) provides financial support to  State  Governments  for  establishment  of  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendras  (VDVKs)  which  are clusters of tribal SHGs formed to reap economies of scale through value addition and marketing of MFPs / non-MFPs. So far, an amount of Rs. 587.36 crores have been sanctioned by TRIFED for  establishment  of  3958  VDVKs  across  the  country.  The  State-wise  details,  including Chhattisgarh, is enclosed as Annexure 2 .

Annexure 1

Annexure 1 referred to in Part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 1701 for answer on 01/08/2024

| LIST OFMINORFOREST PRODUCE (MFP) UNDER PMJVM SCHEME   | LIST OFMINORFOREST PRODUCE (MFP) UNDER PMJVM SCHEME   | LIST OFMINORFOREST PRODUCE (MFP) UNDER PMJVM SCHEME   | LIST OFMINORFOREST PRODUCE (MFP) UNDER PMJVM SCHEME                    | LIST OFMINORFOREST PRODUCE (MFP) UNDER PMJVM SCHEME   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                | Name of MFPs                                          | MSP Notified by GoI (in Rs. Per Kg.)                  | Category F:Forest A:Agriculture P:Processed M:Medicinal H:Horticulture | Applicability                                         |
| 1                                                     | Tamarind (with seeds) (Tamarindus indica)             | 36                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 2                                                     | Wild Honey                                            | 225                                                   | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 3                                                     | Gum Karaya (Sterculia urenus)                         | 114                                                   | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 4                                                     | Karanj seed (Pongamia pinnata)                        | 22                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 5                                                     | Sal seed (Shorea robusta)                             | 20                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 6                                                     | Mahua seed (Madhuca longifolia)                       | 29                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 7                                                     | Sal leaves (Shorea robusta)                           | 35                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 8                                                     | Chironji pods with seeds (Buchanania lanzan)          | 126                                                   | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 9                                                     | Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)                        | 15                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 10                                                    | Rangeeni Lac                                          | 200                                                   | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 11                                                    | Kusumi Lac                                            | 275                                                   | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 12                                                    | Kusum seeds (Schleichera oleosa)                      | 23                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 13                                                    | Neem seeds (Azadirachta indica)                       | 27                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 14                                                    | Puwad seeds (Cassia tora)                             | 16                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 15                                                    | Baheda (Terminalia bellirica)                         | 17                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |
| 16                                                    | Hill Broom Grass (Thysanolaena maxima)                | 50                                                    | F                                                                      | All India                                             |

|   17 | Dry Shikakai Pods (Acacia concinna)                     |   50 | F   | All India   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------------|
|   18 | Bael pulp (Dried) (Aegle marmelos)                      |   30 | F   | All India   |
|   19 | Nagarmotha (Cyperus rotundas)                           |   30 | F   | All India   |
|   20 | Shatavari Roots (Dried) (Asparagus racemosus)           |  107 | F   | All India   |
|   21 | Gudmar / Madhunashini (Gymnema sylvestre)               |   41 | F   | All India   |
|   22 | Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata)                       |   35 | F   | All India   |
|   23 | Tamarind (De-seeded) (Tamarindus indica)                |   63 | F   | All India   |
|   24 | Guggul (exudates)                                       |  812 | F   | All India   |
|   25 | Mahua Flowers (dried) (Madhuca longifolia)              |   30 | F   | All India   |
|   26 | Tejpatta (dried) (Cinnamomum tamala and Cinnamomum sp.) |   40 | F   | All India   |
|   27 | Jamun dried seeds (Syzygium cumini)                     |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   28 | Dried Amla pulp (deseeded) (Phyllanthus emblica)        |   52 | F   | All India   |
|   29 | Marking Nut (Semecarpus anacardium)                     |    9 | F   | All India   |
|   30 | Soap Nut (dried) (Sapindus emarginatus)                 |   14 | F   | All India   |
|   31 | Bhava seed/ (Amaltas) (Cassia fistula)                  |   13 | F   | All India   |
|   32 | Arjuna Bark (Terminalia arjuna)                         |   21 | F   | All India   |
|   33 | Kokum (Dry) (Garcinia indica)                           |   29 | F   | All India   |
|   34 | Giloe (Tinospora cordifolia)                            |   40 | F   | All India   |
|   35 | Kaunch seed (Mucuna pruriens)                           |   21 | F   | All India   |

|   36 | Chirata (Swertia chirayita)                                   |   34 | F   | All India   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------------|
|   37 | Vaybidding / Vavding (Embelia ribes )                         |   94 | F   | All India   |
|   38 | Dhavai phool dried flowers (Woodfordia flobunda)              |   37 | F   | All India   |
|   39 | Nux Vomica (Strychnos nux vomica)                             |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   40 | Ban Tulsi Leaves (dried) (Ocimum tenuiflorum)                 |   22 | F   | All India   |
|   41 | Kshirni (Hemidesmus indicus)                                  |   35 | F   | All India   |
|   42 | Bakul (dried bark) (Mimusops elengii)                         |   46 | F   | All India   |
|   43 | Kutaj (dried bark) (Holarrhena pubescens/ H.aniidysenterical) |   31 | F   | All India   |
|   44 | Noni/Aal (dried fruits) (Morinda citrifolia )                 |   17 | F   | All India   |
|   45 | Sonapatha/ Syonak pods (Oroxylum indicum )                    |   21 | F   | All India   |
|   46 | Chanothi seeds (Abrus precatorius)                            |   45 | F   | All India   |
|   47 | Kalihari (dried tubers) (Gloriosa superba)                    |   31 | F   | All India   |
|   48 | Makoi (dried fruits) (Solanum nigrum)                         |   34 | F   | All India   |
|   49 | Apang plant (Achyranthes aspera)                              |   28 | F   | All India   |
|   50 | Sugandhmantri roots/ tubers (Homalomena aromatica)            |   38 | F   | All India   |
|   51 | Van Tulsi seeds                                               |   16 | F   | All India   |
|   52 | Van Jeera                                                     |   70 | F   | All India   |
|   53 | Tamarind Seed                                                 |   11 | F   | All India   |
|   54 | Bamboo Brooms                                                 |   60 | F   | All India   |
|   55 | Dry Anola                                                     |   60 | F   | All India   |
|   56 | Kachri Baheda                                                 |   20 | P   | All India   |

|   57 | Kachri Harra                                                                 | 23                      | P   | All India            |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----|----------------------|
|   58 | Seed lac                                                                     | 677                     | FP  | All India            |
|   59 | Beetal nut raw                                                               | 30                      | AP  | N.E.States           |
|   60 | Beetal nut Dry                                                               | 200                     | A P | N.E.States           |
|   61 | Mushroom (Dry)                                                               | 300                     | A P | N.E.States           |
|   62 | Black Rice                                                                   | 100                     | A   | N.E.States           |
|   63 | Johar Rice                                                                   | 50                      | A   | N.E.States           |
|   64 | King Chilli                                                                  | 300                     | A   | N.E.States           |
|   65 | Mustard                                                                      | 40                      | A   | N.E.States           |
|   66 | Raw Cashew                                                                   | 450                     | A   | N.E.States           |
|   67 | Cashew Nut                                                                   | 800                     | A P | N.E.States           |
|   68 | Ginger dry                                                                   | 50                      | A P | N.E.States           |
|   69 | Perilla                                                                      | 140                     | A   | N.E.States           |
|   70 | Rosella                                                                      | 200                     | A   | N.E.States           |
|   71 | Nutgall                                                                      | 150                     | A   | N.E.States           |
|   72 | Zanthoxylum Dried                                                            | 200                     | A   | N.E.States           |
|   73 | Jack Fruit Seed                                                              | 45                      | A   | N.E.States           |
|   74 | Tasar Cocoon (Chrysalis)                                                     |                         | F/H | Jharkhand State      |
|   74 | Reeling Class Grade- I                                                       | Rs.3200/thousand        |     |                      |
|   74 | (Specification - When Avg. Shell Weight 1.55 gram& above )                   | number                  |     |                      |
|   74 | Un-Reeling Grade -I (Specification- When Avg. Shell Weight 1.40 gram& above) | Rs.1500/thousand number |     |                      |
|   75 | Cashew Kernel (Anacardium occidentale)                                       | 90                      | F/P | All India            |
|   76 | Elephant Apple dry (Dillenia indica)                                         | 120                     | F/H | North Eastern States |
|   77 | Bamboo shoot (Phyllostachys edulis)                                          | 70                      | F   | North Eastern States |
|   78 | Malkangni Seed (Celastruspaniculatus wild)                                   | 100                     | F   | All India            |

|   79 | Mahul Leaves (Bauhinia vahlli)                    |   15 | F    | Odisha, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh West Bengal   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|------|------|---------------------------------------------------|
|   80 | Nagod (Vitex negundo)                             |   20 | F    | All India                                         |
|   81 | Gokhru (Tribulus terrestris)                      |   60 | F    | All India                                         |
|   82 | Pipla/ Uchithi (dried berry) (Piper pedicellatum) |  120 | F    | All India                                         |
|   83 | Gamhar/ Gamari , (dry bark) (Gmelina arborea)     |   20 | F    | North Eastern States                              |
|   84 | Oroxylum indicum , (dry bark) (Oroxylum indicum   |   40 | F    | North Eastern States                              |
|   85 | Wild Mushroom dry (Agaricussp)                    |  400 | F    | North Eastern States                              |
|   86 | Shringraj (Eclipta Alba)                          |   18 | F /M | All India                                         |
|   87 | Tree Moss (Bryophytes)                            |  350 | F/P  | Karnataka State                                   |

## Annexure 2 referred to in Part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1701 for answer on 01/08/2024

## State-wise details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras

| Sl. No .   | State                              |   No. of VDVKs Sanctioned | Amount Sanctioned (In Rs. Lakhs)   |   No. of Van Dhan beneficiaries |
|------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh                     |                       415 | 6,162.90                           |                          123578 |
| 2          | Arunachal                          |                       106 | 1,590.00                           |                           32897 |
| 3          | Assam                              |                       471 | 7,065.00                           |                          143309 |
| 4          | Chhattisgarh                       |                       139 | 2,085.00                           |                           41700 |
| 5          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                         1 | 15.00                              |                             302 |
| 6          | Goa                                |                        10 | 150.00                             |                            3000 |
| 7          | Gujarat                            |                       200 | 2,895.65                           |                           57968 |
| 8          | Himachal                           |                         4 | 55.50                              |                            1110 |
| 9          | Jammu &                            |                       100 | 1,457.00                           |                           29791 |
| 10         | Ladakh                             |                        10 | 150.00                             |                            3000 |
| 11         | Jharkhand                          |                       146 | 2,174.70                           |                           43701 |
| 12         | Karnataka                          |                       140 | 2,087.40                           |                           41748 |
| 13         | Kerala                             |                        44 | 597.25                             |                           12038 |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh                     |                       126 | 1,890.00                           |                           37860 |
| 15         | Maharashtra                        |                       264 | 3,960.00                           |                           79350 |
| 16         | Manipur                            |                       200 | 2,996.80                           |                           60403 |
| 17         | Meghalaya                          |                       169 | 2,534.10                           |                           50835 |
| 18         | Mizoram                            |                       259 | 3,806.55                           |                           76168 |
| 19         | Nagaland                           |                       284 | 4,259.90                           |                           85198 |
| 20         | Odisha                             |                       170 | 2,479.25                           |                           50094 |
| 21         | Rajasthan                          |                       479 | 7,135.60                           |                          144803 |
| 22         | Sikkim                             |                        80 | 1,169.05                           |                           23381 |
| 23         | Tamil Nadu                         |                         8 | 120.00                             |                            2400 |
| 24         | Telangana                          |                        17 | 255.00                             |                            5100 |
| 25         | Tripura                            |                        57 | 776.00                             |                           16116 |
| 26         | Uttar Pradesh                      |                        25 | 359.55                             |                            7238 |
| 27         | Uttarakhand                        |                        12 | 179.95                             |                            3605 |
| 28         | West Bengal                        |                        22 | 329.35                             |                            6719 |
| TOTAL      | TOTAL                              |                      3958 | 58,736.50                          |                         1183412 |

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