36,000 model tribal villages to be developed across country: Arjun Munda
The Hindu
The Tribal Affairs Minister said the villages will be developed with an emphasis on rural development, protection of forest rights and ethnic practices of indigenous people
Union Minister Arjun Munda on Monday said the Centre is planning to transform 36,000 hamlets to "model tribal villages" with an emphasis on rural development, protection of forest rights and ethnic practices of indigenous people. Of these villages, 1,700 will be in Assam, the Tribal Affairs Minister said here. "We are planning to develop these villages in such a manner that various factors like rural development, protection of ethnic or autonomous systems, forest rights and entrepreneurship can be linked,” Mr. Munda told reporters. Under the programme, basic amenities will also be improved in the selected villages, he said.More Related News