Prime Minister Shri Modi brings honour to tribal people

Madhya Pradesh is jubilant today. The leading light of the nation Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is visiting Jhabua to address the Jan Jatiya Sammelan. Today is a significant day. Today marks the death anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay ji which is being celebrated as dedication day. His philosophy of integral humanism is a guide to us. The life of Pt. Deendayal ji Upadhyay is a symbol of dedication, which inspired the society to work dedicatedly to the welfare of the poorest.

It is a coincidence that on this day the revolutionary tribal hero Veer Tilka Manjhi was born in Santhal Pargana. We all know the Prime Minister's affection, dedication and respect for the tribal community. He is kind enough to have agreed to visit Jhabua. Jhabua is not an ordinary land .

Be it the Sultanate period of subjugation or the British rule, the forest dwellers of this area fought continuously and also provided protection to every revolutionary. This is the birthplace of revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad. Today, on behalf of the eight and a half crore people of Madhya Pradesh, I welcome the Prime Minister to Jhabua.

It is the resolve of the Prime Minister that the water, forests and land of the tribal society should not be harmed and every possible effort should be made for their welfare. He has protected the interests of more than 11 crore tribal people of the country. That is why the tribal community is feeling safe and honoured . The illustrious Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji emphasized on the need to focus on the four “ pillars” of developed India - Poor, Youth, Farmer and Women power.

The "Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra" undertaken recently with the resolve to make India a developed nation by 2047 has yielded positive results. During the yatra, more than 50 lakh people were benefited under various schemes of the Center and the State. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the country is marching fast We are realising the idea of Ramrajya and founding a developed India . We are committed to ensuring all-round development of the Ram Vanagaman Path in the borders of the state involving Chitrakoot and Orchha. The Prime Minister has given the vision "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas". Under his guidance, providing facilities to every poor and deprived is our top priority. Everyone should work together. We are in Madhya Pradesh realising his vision.

Under the guidance of the Prime Minister, the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh, the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal link project have been approved, which will prove to be a milestone in the development of the state.

Prime Minister Shri Modi has taken many initiatives for the development of the tribal community. He emphasized on the use of millets, which increased the popularity of Sri Anna. Inspired by the Prime Minister, we started Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana to promote the production of millets. In this, an additional amount of Rs 10 per kg will be provided as incentive to the farmers producing Kodo-Kutki, Ragi, Jowar, Bajra etc. In the 14 tribal dominated districts of the state where people of Baiga, Bharia and Sahariya specially backward tribes reside, benefits of about Rs 29 crore 11 lakh have been given through the food subsidy scheme.

For the overall development of 75 special backward tribes of the country, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) scheme. This will bring change in the lives of Baiga, Bharia and Sahariya tribes. "Mukhyamantri Rashan Aapke Gram" scheme has been implemented to deliver ration at village level in 89 tribal development blocks of the state in the public distribution system. For the prevention of sickle cell disease, work of sickle cell screening, prevention, management, genetic counselling and public awareness has been done by implementing Haemoglobinopathy Mission.

The Prime Minister has increased the pride of the tribal community by declaring November 15, the birth anniversary of the protector of tribal identity, self-respect and independence, Lord Birsa Munda, as "Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas". Memorials and museums are being built in Madhya Pradesh to perpetuate the memories of tribal leaders. Habibganj railway station is named after Rani Kamalapati, Patalpani railway station is named after Tantya Mama. The statue of Tantya Mama was installed at Bhanwarkuan intersection in Indore. Besides, this intersection was also named after Tantya Mama.

Chhindwara University has been named Raja Shankarshah University and Mandla Medical College has been named Raja Raja Hriday Shah Medical College. This naming is a proof of independence and tribal consciousness. In the same sequence, in the sacred memory of Saint Shiromani Pujya Ravidas ji, the construction work of Sant Ravidas Memorial-cum-Community Building is going on in 30 Scheduled Caste dominated districts.

With the guidance and inspiration of the Prime Minister, who is dedicated to the welfare of the tribal, many welfare schemes have been started in Madhya Pradesh for the upliftment of the tribes. Madhya Pradesh has been the leader in the country in implementing the new education policy. To provide new self-employment opportunities to the tribal youth, Bhagwan Birsa Munda Self-Employment Scheme, Tantya Mama Economic Welfare Scheme etc. have been implemented. Along with this, there is also a provision to provide free residential training for skill development of tribal youth in the state.

The authority to manage minor forest produce has now been handed over to the Gram Sabha. The honorarium of tendu leaf collectors has increased from Rs 3,000 per bag to Rs 4,000 per bag. This will provide a benefit of approximately Rs 165 crore to 35 lakh tendu leaf collectors. “Devaranya Yojana” has been implemented to encourage the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants in tribal dominated areas. Through the PESA Act, meaningful efforts are being made to provide rights to water, forest and land.

The decisions that the Madhya Pradesh government is taking with the inspiration of the Prime Minister are Modi ji's guarantee to fulfill the resolutions. Shri Modi ji has Madhya Pradesh in his thought process, that is why I have hope that when India becomes a developed nation of the world, Madhya Pradesh will be leading among the states of India.

Let us move ahead on the path of development in the Amrit Kaal and take a pledge to build a developed Madhya Pradesh to build a developed India.