Tribals to be given forest rights under Forest Rights Act: CM
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that tribal brothers and sisters will be given community forest rights under the Forest Rights Act in the concluding convention of Janjatiya Gourav Saptah to be organised in Mandla.
Along with this, the right to live in the forests will also be provided under the lease distribution and Forest Rights Act. Chouhan has said that for the welfare and development of tribal brothers and sisters, what the State government has said is being implemented.
Chouhan said that speedy implementation of schemes made by the State Government and distribution of benefits is being ensured soon. Janjatiya Gourav Saptah is a campaign to create awareness among tribes and transform their lives.
Therefore, the tribal brothers and sisters of the area, come in maximum numbers for the discussions in the program organized in Mandla. Chouhan was virtually addressing from his residence a meeting organized in connection with the preparations for the concluding convention of Janjatiya Gourav Saptah to be held at Mandla on November 22.
The Chief Minister will offer flowers at the flag site of the Gond dynasty in the concluding convention of the Gourav Saptah. The program will be held in Ramnagar of Mandla, in which all the major tribes of Mandla like Gond, Baiga etc. will take part.
The program will include exhibition based on tribal life culture, display of Kodo-Kutki products by women self-help groups in “One District – One Product” and Gondi paintings and works of art by local artists showcasing tribal life.
In the concluding convention of Janjatiya Gourav Saptah, Chouhan will also perform Bhumi-Poojan of works worth Rs 318 crore and dedicate works worth Rs 26 crore.
Along with this, distribution of lease to 148 Baiga families of 6 villages, distribution of community forest rights letters of 11,310 hectares to 123 villages under the Forest Rights Act and other rights will be given to tribal brothers and sisters. Chouhan will distribute Rs 10 crore loan to tribal women self-help groups and bamboo plants to 5,000 tribal families.
