Minister G Kishan Reddy Informed Rajya Sabha Regarding Entrepreneurship Promotion In North East Region

Under the scheme “Marketing and Logistics Development for Promoting Tribal products from North Eastern Region (PTP-NER)”, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs aims to strengthen livelihood opportunities for tribal artisans through increased efficiency in procurement, logistics and marketing of tribal products from North Eastern states. A memorandum of understanding in this regard has been entered into by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) with the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handloom Development Corporation (NEHHDC), a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, on 01.02.2023 for the implementation of this scheme in the NER. 14 TRIFED Regional Offices have signed agreements with India Post as their logistics partner for delivery of orders generated on the e-commerce portal of Tribes India.

The “Marketing and Logistics Development for Promoting Tribal products from North Eastern Region (PTP-NER)” scheme envisions directly enhancing the livelihood of additional 6000 tribal artisans and tribal producers across the North East Region.

This information was given by the The Minister of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region shri G. Kishan Reddy, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.