Consider the following statements regarding the Tribal Cooperative Mar...
Statement 1: It works under the Union Ministry of Cooperatives.
Statement 2: It is the implementing agency of the Minimum Support Price Scheme for Minor Forest Produce.
The correct answer is Option B: 2 only.
Explanation:
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is an autonomous organization functioning under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, not the Ministry of Cooperatives. TRIFED was established in 1987 with the aim of providing marketing support to the tribal products and enhancing the income of tribal communities.
TRIFED is responsible for the implementation of various schemes and programs for the socio-economic development of tribal communities. Some of its key functions include:
1. Marketing Development: TRIFED works towards the marketing development of tribal products by establishing marketing infrastructure, organizing exhibitions, fairs, and tribal festivals, and promoting tribal products through e-commerce platforms.
2. Value Addition: TRIFED focuses on value addition of tribal products to enhance their marketability. It provides training and support for product development, packaging, branding, and quality certification.
3. Minimum Support Price Scheme for Minor Forest Produce: TRIFED is indeed the implementing agency for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) Scheme for Minor Forest Produce (MFP). Under this scheme, TRIFED ensures that tribal gatherers receive fair prices for their forest produce like honey, gums, resins, medicinal plants, etc. The MSP scheme aims to provide a safety net to tribal gatherers and protect them from exploitation by middlemen.
4. Tribal Empowerment: TRIFED promotes tribal entrepreneurship and provides capacity building support to tribal artisans, forest dwellers, and Self Help Groups (SHGs). It helps them in setting up and managing their enterprises, and facilitates access to credit, technology, and markets.
In conclusion, TRIFED is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and is responsible for the marketing development of tribal products, value addition, and implementation of the MSP scheme for minor forest produce. It does not work under the Union Ministry of Cooperatives. Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.
Consider the following statements regarding the Tribal Cooperative Mar...
The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry recently declared “null and void” the suspension of the managing director of TRIFED.
About Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED):
- It is a national-level organization under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, primarily engaged in the development and marketing of tribal handicrafts and natural products.
- It came into existence in 1987 and got registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 (now the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002).
- The main mandate of TRIFED is capability enhancement of Tribals, promotion of tribal products, and creation of marketing opportunities for the Tribals with a view to ensuring remunerative prices for their products and augmenting their income on a sustainable basis.
- Objectives:
- To develop the socio-economic welfare of the tribal community.
- To act as a facilitator and service provider for the tribal community to uplift production.
- Provide training to enhance artistic skills with modern technology to meet the requirements of the global market.
- To increase the promotion of tribal art and crafts for a stable livelihood.
- To identify target groups to monitor and evaluate the process and activities and provide input to the Ministry.
- Retail Marketing:
- TRIFED has been doing the retail marketing of tribal products under the brand name of TRIBES INDIA.
- TRIFED promotes and creates a sustainable market through retail outlets, exhibitions such as Aadishilp, Aadichitra, OCTAVE; international fairs, and e-marketing.
- TRIFED has also been entrusted by the Govt. of India to implement its proposed Minimum Support Price Scheme for Minor Forest Produce.
- Head Office: New Delhi
- It has a network of pan India Regional Offices and a chain of TRIBES INDIA Retail Outlets.
Hence only statement 2 is correct.
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