Chhattisgarh

• 15 Apr 2023

Chief Minister inaugurated 'Chief Minister Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana' in Jagdalpur

Why in News?

On 13 April 2023, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the 'Chief Minister Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana' in the presence of special guest Priyanka Gandhi at the 'Bharose Ka Sammelan' organized at Lal Bagh, Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar division.

Key Points

• Under this scheme, there is a provision to give grants to the Gram Panchayats by the state government for the dignified organization of tribal festivals and festivals.
• On the launch of the scheme, the Chief Minister released a grant amount of Rs.5000 each to 1840-gram panchayats of Bastar division as the first installment.
• Under this scheme, each gram panchayat will get an amount of Rs 10,000 in two installments per year.
• Objective of the Scheme:
  • Under 'Mukhyamantri Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana', tribal festivals, festival fairs, Madai, Jatra festival, Sarna Puja, Devguri, Nawakhai, Chherchera, Akti, Hareli etc. for the purpose of preserving festivals, festivals, culture, a grant amount of Rs 10,000 per year will be released to each gram panchayat in two installments.
  • The objective of Mukhyamantri Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi is to preserve the culture & tradition of Teej festivals of the tribals, to transfer these festivals in their original form to the next generation and record the cultural traditions.
• Plan implementation: The unit of the scheme will be grama (village). The nodal agency for the scheme will be the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat. Village level governing body and section level governing body will be constituted for the implementation of the scheme. The format of the body will be as follows-
  • The village level governing body will be headed by the Sarpanch of the concerned Gram Panchayat. Gayata, Pujari, Sirha, Gunia, Baiga will be the members. The village level governing body will have two village elders, two women, village Kotwar, Patel and secretary of the village panchayat as members.
  • In the district level governing body, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Revenue will be the President and the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat will be its Member Secretary. President of District Panchayat, Block Education Officer, Tehsildar will be its members.
  • In which festivals this amount is to be used in the village, it will be decided by the village level committee. The district level governing body will be responsible for monitoring and coordinating the implementation of this scheme at the district level.
• It is notable that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had announced 'Chief Minister Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana' on 26 January 2023, on the occasion of Republic Day, to preserve the culture and tradition of festivals of the tribal society.
• A provision of Rs 5 crore has been made for this scheme in the budget of the financial year 2023-24. This scheme will be applicable in the entire Scheduled Area (Scheduled Tribe Development Block) of Chhattisgarh.