Ministry of Tribal Affairs holds two-day Manthan Shivir to review progress of schemes

New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): A two-day long Manthan Shivir was organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to undertake a progress review of schemes and deliberate on Vision 2047 and the 100-day Action Plan of the Ministry, according to a press release from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Thematic workshops on Forest Rights Act, Livelihoods, Scholarships, PM JANMAN, EMRS, Health and TRI Projects were held as part of the Manthan Shivir.
The participants brainstormed on ways to build a robust response mechanism and address bottlenecks in the implementation of existing schemes, according to a press release from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
In his inaugural address to the Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, Directors and officials of State Tribal Welfare Departments, Secretary (Tribal Affairs) Vibhu Nayar reiterated the need to address the challenges in four key areas of tribal development--health, livelihood, education, and forest rights--and to chalk out a roadmap for Vision 2047, according to a press release from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Participants discussed ways to achieve harmonisation of scholarship schemes and deliberated on bio-authentication as a means to prevent fraudulence. They deliberated on ways to address pendency of claims, create area maps, and foster the spirit of entrepreneurship among the tribals. Best practices from model cases provided food for thought, according to a press release from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
On Day 2, the participants put their heads together on how to revamp the PM JANMAN scheme, how to create an action plan for training of EMRS school teachers, and how to spread awareness about Sickle Cell Disease at the National, State and grassroots level on a war footing as well as other initiatives being planned by the Ministry, said a press release from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Representatives from BISAG (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Application and Geo-informatics) shared the know-how to use mobile applications for capturing household data in door-to-door surveys in order to ensure that all the family members of a household can avail of scheme benefits under PM JANMAN and allied benefits, according to a press release from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Plenary sessions were held at the end of each day, where the ideas churned out at the thematic workshops were collated and brought to the discussion table. The participants had much to learn and share in terms of increasing efficiency of data collection, optimisation of resources, and liaising with state departments and non-governmental organisations to achieve the stated goals, according to a press release from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. (ANI)