The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) under the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, will be launching the 2nd Phase of the ‘Promotion of Tribal Products for North East Region’ (PTP-NER 2.0) scheme, from 21 September to 10 November, 2023, informed the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Delhi. In this phase, 29 districts with as many teams of TRIFED, North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC) – Union Ministry of DoNER, and State Administration teams will travel the North East Region, to once again reach out to tribal artisans and showcase their cultural richness and heritage not only to the Nation but across the globe.
On April 18 this year, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, launched the Central Sector Scheme ‘Marketing and Logistics Development for Promotion of Tribal Products from North -Eastern Region (PTP-NER)’, for the benefit of Scheduled Tribes of North-eastern Region, in Manipur.
The scheme was initiated on the same day by TRIFED, with the aim of strengthening and giving impetus to livelihood opportunities for tribal artisans by increasing their production capacity through technology and giving their products access to markets by effective marketing and attractive packaging.
During the PTP-NTR 1.0, TRIFED reached out to over 2500 Artisans from 44 Tribes, empaneling 1056 and identifying 1465 for training capsules. In the first phase of the scheme (PTP-NER 1.0), eight States were covered and 38 Districts were visited by the teams of TRIFED and NEHHDC, in close collaboration with State Administrations. According to the PIB, these teams conducted 64 Tribal Artisans Empanelment Melas (TAeM) in April-May, 2023. With this initiative, TRIFED reached out to 2526 Artisans from 44 Tribes, empaneling 1056 of them and identifying 1465 for training capsules. The PIB also mentioned that an impressive 3115 products were procured ranging from textiles, forest produce, bamboo items, jewellery, pottery, paintings and more.
In Nagaland, TRIFED team will be visiting the following districts:
Peren- 21 Sep; Zunheboto – 23 Sep; Noklak- 25 Sep; Longleng- 27 Sep; Mon- 29 Sep
