{"id":32774,"date":"2023-02-18T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T05:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=32774"},"modified":"2025-04-19T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T10:26:30","slug":"national-tribal-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-tribal-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"National Tribal Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the History of the National Tribal Festival?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM-VIKAS)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>News Summary Regarding National Tribal Festival Event and the PM\u2019s Speech<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>As he inaugurated the <strong>Aadi Mahotsav<\/strong> &#8211; a mega <strong>National Tribal Festival<\/strong>, at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi, the PM stated that the Centre has been making efforts to mainstream the nation&#8217;s tribal communities.<\/li>\n<li>According to the PM, the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (<strong>PM-VIKAS<\/strong>) has been introduced to provide traditional craftspeople with financial support in addition to skill development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the History of the National Tribal Festival?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The tribal festival is organised <strong>annually <\/strong>by the <strong>Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Limited<\/strong> (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs since <strong>2015<\/strong>, when it was titled &#8220;VANAJ&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0TRIFED has been organising <strong>Aadi Mahotsav &#8211; National Tribal Festival<\/strong> to provide direct market access to the tribal master-craftsmen and women in large metros and state capitals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM-VIKAS)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0It was announced in the <strong>Union Budget 2023-24<\/strong> as a step towards developing the nation\u2019s artisans <strong>to enhance the scope, calibre and reach of their goods<\/strong> (to domestic and international markets)<strong>, <\/strong>by providing &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Technology to increase their productivity and profit,<\/li>\n<li>Skills training for age-old and traditional crafts, and<\/li>\n<li>The opening of credit lines<\/li>\n<li>The scheme will significantly benefit the weaker sections and women of society.<\/li>\n<li>The scheme will also be implemented into the <strong>Micro, Small, and Medium-scale Enterprises <\/strong>(MSME) value chain, <strong>which will enhance their opportunity to scale up their business.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It seizes the prospects for progress and will <strong>contribute to India\u2019s growth and development<\/strong>, as the craftspeople and artisans are the <strong>true spirits of self-reliant and independent India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>News Summary Regarding National Tribal Festival Event and the PM\u2019s Speech<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>At the event, the PM was presented with several gifts including a Pashmina shawl from Ladakh and a <strong>dhokra <\/strong>sculpture from Chhattisgarh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tribal dance<\/strong> forms such as Purulia Chhau from West Bengal, Baguramba from Assam, Panthi from Chhattisgarh, Tamang Selo from Sikkim, Gusadi from Telangana, etc., also marked the event.<\/li>\n<li>According to the <strong>Census 2011<\/strong>, 104.2 million Indians or 8.6% of the total population are notified as &#8220;Scheduled Tribes (STs).&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Once considered remote, now the government is making efforts <strong>to bring the remote and neglected into the mainstream <\/strong>through internet and infrastructure<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A testament to this progress is<strong> India\u2019s very own President Droupadi Murmu<\/strong> who belongs to a tribal background.<\/li>\n<li>The share of STs in the Budget has gone up by five times as compared to 2014.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The government\u2019s policies such as the\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>Setting up of over 3,000 <strong>Van Dhan Vikas Kendras,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>80 lakh <strong>self-help groups (SHGs)<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>The boost to the <strong>Eklavya Model Residential Schools <\/strong>(EMRS) for tribal children, and<\/li>\n<li>A rise in the number of forest products that the government was purchasing at <strong>Minimum Support Price<\/strong> (MSP), had benefited tribal communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Providing education<\/strong> to the Adivasi children is the priority of the government.<\/li>\n<li>The Budget announced <strong>hiring of nearly 40,000 staffers for EMRSs<\/strong> around the country.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>New Education Policy 2020<\/strong> addressed and allowed for them to learn in their <strong>mother-tongues.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Villages that used to be connected with <strong>separatism and extremism <\/strong>are now connected with 4G.<\/li>\n<li>The magnificent structure of <strong>New India<\/strong> shall stand on the sound of the fusion of <strong>aadi <\/strong>(primitive) and <strong>aadhunikta <\/strong>(modernity) ensuring <u>Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1) Who conducts the National Tribal Festival?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It is organised annually by the TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs since 2015, when it was titled &#8220;VANAJ&#8221;. Aadi Mahotsav &#8211; National Tribal Festival aims to provide direct market access to the tribal master-craftsmen and women in large metros and state capitals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2) What are the efforts taken to bring India\u2019s tribal communities to mainstream?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM-VIKAS), setting up of over 3,000 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras, 80 lakh self-help groups (SHGs), Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS, etc., had benefited\/will benefit tribal communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/pm-narendra-modi-at-tribal-fest-delhi-8449154\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>PM Narendra Modi at tribal fest: Govt making effort to go to places once considered remote<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pm-modi-inaugurates-aadi-mahotsav-to-showcase-tribal-culture-says-development-of-adivasis-personal-to-him\/article66515847.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>TH<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zh0oKrXxAgY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zh0oKrXxAgY<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRIFED has been organising Aadi Mahotsav &#8211; National Tribal Festival to provide direct market access to the tribal master-craftsmen and women in large metros and state capitals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}