Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap pays courtesy visit to Union Minister Shri Jual Oram
Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap pays courtesy visit to Union Minister Shri Jual Oram
Highlights welfare schemes being implemented under Chief Minister Shri Sai’s leadership
Raipur/ Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap paid a courtesy visit to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Jual Oram during his one-day trip to Delhi on Tuesday. They had a meaningful discussion on various tribal issues of the state. Shri Kashyap apprised him of the various welfare schemes being implemented under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, highlighting the government’s commitment to the protection and upliftment of the tribes in the state.
Shri Kashyap informed the Union Minister that under the Minimum Support Price Scheme, the Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (Trading & Development) Co-operative Federation Limited on behalf of the Chhattisgarh Government, has been purchasing minor forest produce from about 6.5 lakh tribal families since 2014-15. He stated that Chhattisgarh has suffered a loss of Rs 52.18 crore in this trade from 2014-15 to 2019-20. Shri Kashyap requested reimbursement amounting to 75 per cent of the loss i.e. Rs 39.14 crore, and additional working capital of Rs 200 crore to ensure the smooth purchase of minor forest produce at support prices.
