The Chhattisgarh government in the last two years has carried out commendable work in collection, value addition and employment through minor forest produce despite Covie-19, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said on Saturday.
He said that amid the pandemic, it was a challenge to ensure employment to a large section of forest produce collectors, mainly tribals.
The Minister was holding a meeting on various schemes of tribal areas in Chhattisgarh with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
The Minister said that in the last two years, the state government and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) achieved success.
He said income generation activities and employment in tribal areas should go on continuously.
He appreciated the state government’s initiative of opening more schools in each block in the state.
The Chief Minister gave detailed information on collection, value addition and marketing of forest produce as well as schemes operated in education, health and employment sectors.