About Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Vikas Yojna:
- The Van Dhan Scheme is an initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED.Â
- It was launched on 14th April 2018 and seeks to improve tribal incomes through the value addition of tribal products.
- Implementation:
- The scheme will be implemented through the Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Nodal Department at the Central Level and TRIFED as Nodal Agency at the National Level.
- At the State level, the State Nodal Agency for MFPs and the District collectors are envisaged to play a pivot role in scheme implementation at the grassroots level.
- Locally the Kendras are proposed to be managed by a Managing Committee (an SHG) consisting of representatives of Van Dhan SHGs in the cluster.
- A typical Van Dhan Vikas Kendra constitutes 10 tribal Van Dhan Vikas Self Help Groups (SHG), each comprising of upto 30 MFP gatherers or tribal handicraft artisans i.e. about 300 beneficiaries per Kendra.
- The initiative is expected to provide an enhanced livelihood to about 25 lakh tribal gatherers in the country.
Q1) What is a Self Help Group?
Self Help Groups (SHGs) are small groups of poor people. The members of an SHG face similar problems. They help each other to solve their problems. SHGs promote small savings among their members.
Last updated on July, 2026
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