Jharkhand

• 10 Aug 2021

Dedicated Satellite Channel for Tribals

Why in News

• Recently, the Jharkhand government has launched the first satellite TV channel 'Tribe TV' for the tribal communities in their own language.

Key Points

• This channel will be broadcasted in the Santhali/Santali language.
  
  • Santhali is one of the 22 languages notified in the Indian Constitution.
• After Santhali, Tribe TV will also be launched in other popular tribal languages like Mundari, Kurukh etc.
• Its headquarters will be at Raiganj, North Dinajpur in Bengal and it will be run by an organization named Kalyani Solvex.
• The focus of Tribe TV will be in Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Bihar as a large number of Santali tribes reside in these states.

KCC and Chief Minister Livestock Distribution Program

Why in News

• On August 9, 2021, Chief Minister Hemant Soren distributed a total of Rs. 734 crore under Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and Chief Minister Livestock Distribution Program to about 2 lakhs farmers.
• This amount was distributed to the farmers on the occasion of 'World Tribal Day'.

Key Points

• The main goal of the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and Chief Minister's Livestock Distribution Program is to reduce poverty in the state by increasing the income of farmers. Along with this, the problem of malnutrition present in the state is also to be solved through livestock distribution.
• On this occasion, the commitment of increasing the contribution of the agriculture sector to the GDP of the state was expressed by the Chief Minister by strengthening the economic condition of the farmers in Jharkhand.