Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to celebrate Janjatiya Gourav Diwas in the entire country every year on November 15 and organise various programmes of tribal pride for a week in every nook and corner of the country and launched the campaign from Bhopal. Janjatiya Gourav Diwas Saptah is being concluded in Mandla on Monday. This event is a campaign to change the lives of the tribals. Economic, social and educational empowerment of tribals will be done.
Chouhan said that the contribution of tribals in the freedom struggle and their pride would be restored in the world. He said that the state of Gondwana having 52 strongholds has a glorious
history. The Gond kings took care of their subject and were efficient managers. Their excellent water management is remembered even today. Chouhan attended the closing ceremony of Janjatiya Gourav Saptah at Ramnagar Mandla on Monday.
He also dedicated and performed bhoomi-poojan of development works costing more than Rs 600 crore from the venue.The Chief Minister said that the tribals would be given the right to manage community forest, they would plant a forest and they would have the right over its wood and fruits. Under the Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu-Adhikar Yojna, residential land rights-letters will be provided to them.
Chouhan said, "Ration Aapke Gaon" scheme was started in 89 tribal development blocks of the state, in which fair price ration would be distributed through vehicles in the village itself. Ration-supply vehicles will be purchased by providing loans to the tribal youths through banks on the guarantee of the government. Margin money will be given by the government. For vehicles, a rent of Rs 26 thousand will be given per month. Chouhan said that Mukhyamantri Udyami Kranti Yojana is being started, in which the government will assist in providing loans ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 10 lakh for self-employment on its own guarantee.Chouhan said that the Government is formulating a new excise policy, in which the tribal community will be able to make liquor traditionally from Mahua.