The Hindu Business Line : Nabard aid for tribal development

Nabard has sanctioned six projects with a financial outlay of Rs 18.63 crore under its Tribal Development Fund. “These sanctions will benefit 6,000 poor tribal families in the states of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa,” said a press release from Nabard. The project in Orissa is intended to benefit the Koraput-Bolangir-Kalahandi region, which has reported a number of hunger deaths. With this, the total sanction from Nabard under the fund will be Rs 70.76 crore catering to 28 projects in 15 states and in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, said the release. The Tribal Development Fund set up by Nabard in 2003-04 with a corpus of Rs 50 crore has now grown to Rs 219 crore this year. “The project involves implementing integrated tribal development programmes focussing on “Wadi” (small fruit orchard) approach with peoples’ participation. Other components such as livelihood support for landless, health, women development and capacity building are also part of the project,” the release added. —

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