**Summary:**
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing schemes through the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) and the National Scheduled Tribes Finance Development Corporation (NSTFDC) to promote self-employment among tribal communities in Himachal Pradesh. Under the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM), TRIFED aims to strengthen tribal entrepreneurship and facilitate livelihood opportunities. The scheme provides INR 15.00 lakhs to state governments for each Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK), which are centers for value addition activities of Minor Forest Produce (MFPs) and Non-Farm Produce (Non-MFPs). To date, 4 VDVKs have been sanctioned in Himachal Pradesh, benefiting 1,110 individuals. The NSTFDC provides concessional loans to eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for income generation activities. Over the last five years, NSTFDC has disbursed Rs. 1.17 crore to 159 tribal beneficiaries in Himachal Pradesh. Additionally, Rs. 13.69 crores have been released to the State Government of Himachal Pradesh in the last two years under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA). The Ministry utilizes the GatiShakti Portal to identify socio-economic gaps within tribal communities and implements schemes like DAJGUA to address these gaps.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The Indian governmental ministry responsible for the welfare and development of tribal communities.
Himachal Pradesh: A state in India, where the mentioned schemes for tribal communities are being implemented.
Dr Sikander Kumar: Individual who asked an unstarred question, prompting the ministerial response.
Shri Durgadas Uikey: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs who provided the written reply.
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India TRIFED: One of the major entities under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, engaged in promoting self-employment among tribal communities.
National Scheduled Tribes Finance Development Corporation NSTFDC: Another major entity under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, providing credit linkage to Scheduled Tribe individuals.
Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission PMJVM: A scheme under which TRIFED aims to strengthen tribal entrepreneurship initiatives.
DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan DAJGUA: A scheme implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to address gaps in socioeconomic indicators of tribal communities.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Posted On: 23 JUL 2025 4:16PM by PIB Delhi
Replying to an un-starred question of Dr Sikander Kumar , the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri
Durgadas Uikey stated in a written reply in Rajya Sabha that Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development
Federation of India (TRIFED) & National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC)
are the two major entities under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs which are engaged in promoting self-
employment among the tribal communities across the country including Himachal Pradesh.
Under the scheme of ‘Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)’, TRIFED envisions to strengthen
tribal entrepreneurship initiatives and to facilitate livelihood opportunities by promoting more efficient,
equitable, self-managed, optimum use of natural resources, Agri / Minor Forest Produce (MFPs) / Non-farm
produce. Under the scheme, financial support of INR 15.00 lakhs is provided to the State Governments for
setting up of each Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) which are the centres of value addition activities of
MFPs/Non-MFPs. Till date, 4 VDVKs have been sanctioned in Himachal Pradesh associating 1,110
beneficiaries.
National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a Central Public Sector
Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, provides credit linkage by extending concessional
loans to the eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for undertaking income generation activities/ self-employment
under its various schemes. During the last five years, NSTFDC has disbursed an amount of Rs. 1.17 cr to 159
tribal beneficiaries in Himachal Pradesh under various schemes of NSTFDC.
An amount of Rs. 13.69 crores have been released in the last two years to the State Government of Himachal
Pradesh under the scheme of DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA). The Ministry of
Tribal Affairs identifies the gaps in the socio-economic indicators of tribal communities including women and
children through GatiShakti Portal and implements various schemes including DA-JGUA for addressing the
same.
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