Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Madhya Pradesh Government is constantly working for the welfare of tribals in the State. On one hand, good profit is being ensured to them by Tendu leaf and Minor Forest produce collection etc, on the other, their full care is being taken through fair price ration and Sambal Yojana etc.
Forest right pattas are being given to the tribals and the loans given to them illegally has been declared null and void to free them from the clutches of moneylenders in all scheduled tribe areas of the State. ‘May happiness come in your life, this is my life’s goal’, he added.
Chouhan was interacting with the beneficiaries of scheduled tribe category through video conferencing at Mantralaya on Thursday. Minister for Forest Vijay Shah and Principal Secretary Ashok Varnwal were present during the video conferencing.
During the conversation with tribal beneficiaries, Chouhan said that the support price of 14 forest produce including Mahua has been increased by Madhya Pradesh Government and as a result tribals have received better value of these produce. This time the Government fixed the price of Mahua at Rs 35 per k.g. which has led to increase in market price upto Rs 45 per kg. A beneficiary from Anuppur district, Vishwanath Singh told the Chief Minister that he collected 5 quintals of Mahua this year, his mahua was sold at the rate of Rs 45 per kg.
Nona s/o Daraua Kushwaha, a beneficiary form Chanderi-Ashok Nagar informed that he earned Rs 21thousand 250 from the tendu leaf collection this time and at the same time he also received bonus of Rs 9,000 for the year 2018. Along with this, he also sold Mahua worth Rs 32,000. Kartar Singh Yadav of Piproudaubari Van Samiti received Rs 13,250 from the sale of 5300 tendu leaf bundles and along with this he also got bonus of Rs 6410.
Dhyansingh Mangilal of Larkui Van Samiti, Sehore told that he earned Rs 6,000 from tendu leaf collection and Rs 13,300 from the sale of Mahua flower. Shri Kaptan Singh of Van Samiti Vishanvada-2, Guna has earned Rs 6000 from tendu leaf collection and got bonus of Rs 9,000.
The Chief Minister informed that wheat, rice, iodized salt and kerosene at concessional rate will be provided to remaining 37 lakh poor families of the state from September 01. He directed Collectors to ensure that no poor should be deprived of benefit of this scheme.