MARKET LINKAGES OF TRIBAL COOPERATIVES
MARKET LINKAGES OF TRIBAL COOPERATIVES
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, through its agency namely Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), is implementing the scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission’ (PMJVM) wherein TRIFED provides backward linkages through empanelment of tribal artisans / suppliers for procurement of their tribal products and forward linkages through sale of their products in the market through its ‘Tribes India’ outlets and e-commerce portal ‘tribesindia.com’ apart from other e-marketing channels like Amazon.com, Flipkart.com, Paytm, Snapdeal.com and GeM. The details of procurement and sale made by TRIFED during the last three years are given below:
Sl. No.
Year
Procurement (Rs in Lakhs)
Sale (Rs in Lakhs)
1
2021-2022
2900.33
4342.32
2
2022-2023
1520.31
3574.09
3
2023-2024
1804.16
3607.22
This was informed by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS, SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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