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Self-supporting Gothans

According to the information given by the State Agriculture Department, under the 'Garuva' component of the important flagship scheme 'Suraji Gaon Yojna' of the State Government, out of 5963 Gothans built and actively operated in the State, 1242 Gothans have become self-supporting.

According to the information received from the Agriculture Department, a maximum of 189 Gothans have become self-supporting in Raigarh district. There are 141 Gothans in Kabirdham district at number two and 101 Gothans in Rajnandgaon district at number three.
Similarly, 25 in Gariaband district, 43 in Dhamtari, 49 in Baloda Bazar, 25 in Raipur district, 64 in Durg, 30 in Balod, 22 in Bemetara, 61 in Korba, 25 in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, 44 in Janjgir-Champa, 34 in Bilaspur, 20 in Mungeli, 23 in Korea, 36 in Jashpur, 18 in Balrampur, 39 in Surguja, 22 in Surajpur, 69 in Kanker, 21 in Kondagaon, 29 in Dantewada, 5 in Narayanpur, 26 in Bastar, Bijapur 12 and 18 Gothans in Sukma district have become self-supporting.
It is worth mentioning that in order to promote the conservation and promotion of livestock in the state, the state government has so far approved the construction of Gothans in 10,107 villages, out of which the construction of 5,963 Gothans has been completed and dung has been procured there. Vermi and other income-oriented activities are going on including the manufacture of compost.
Presently 3,220 Gothans are being constructed at a rapid pace, the work of construction of remaining 924 Gothans is yet to be started.
So far, green fodder has been planted in about 7,600 acres in more than 4, 000 Gothans, in which hybrid Napier grass has been planted and other fodder has been sown.

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In the review meeting of the Tribal Welfare Department held under the chairmanship of Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda at Chhattisgarh Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan on August 27, 2021, it was informed that Chhattisgarh is a leading state in the whole country in recognizing the claims of individual and community forest rights.

According to the information received, 21,95,228 hectares of land has been distributed in the state under 4 lakh 86 thousand individual and community forest rights recognition letters.
These include 3,60, 619 hectares of land distributed to 4,41,502 beneficiaries under individual forest rights recognition letters and 18,34,609 hectares of area under 44,524 community forest rights recognition letters.
On this occasion, the Union Minister took detailed information about the programs being run in the interest of tribal people in Chhattisgarh and directed them to get maximum benefit by ensuring its better implementation. He laid special emphasis on the overall upliftment of the tribal class and development of their entrepreneurial skills.

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On August 27, 2021, Union Tribal Minister Arjun Munda launched TRIFED's outlet at Maa Danteshwari Airport, Jagdalpur.

In this outlet, Belmetal artwork, clothes, and forest products made by artists of Bastar have been put up for exhibition-cum-sale.
This outlet, which is open in the airport, will allow visitors to find products made by the artists of Bastar at one place. Also, the art of Bastar will be promoted on a wide scale. Its direct or indirect benefit will be given to the artists here.