This article covers the analysis of Press Information Bureau (PIB). It lucidly covers information on Government plans of imparting entrepreneurship skills to Tribals by collaborating with premier institutes in India, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package, MPLADS, COVID-19 measures. Due to Corona, this article has given importance to topics that is directly or indirectly related to the pandemic.
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March 29th, 2020 PIB:- Download PDF Here
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. MPLADS 2. Invest India Business Immunity Platform 3. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package 4. COVID-19 Measures 5. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) 6. Tech For Tribals
1. MPLADS
Context:
Vice President appeals to Rajya Sabha MPs to contribute from MPLADS funds to combat COVID-19.
Vice President also urges voluntary and philanthropic bodies to provide food and shelter to stranded migrant labour.
VP requests citizens to contribute to PM-CARES Fund.
About MPLADS:
The Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) was launched in 1993.
To know more about MPLADS, click on the linked article.
About PM-CARES:
This is a newly-instituted fund to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak. For more information, check CNA dated 29th March 2020.
2. Invest India Business Immunity Platform
Context:
The Platform is helping businesses get real-time updates on India’s response to COVID-19.
About the Invest India Business Immunity Platform:
To know more about this Platform, check PIB dated 24th March 2020.
3. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package
Context:
As per the announcement made under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan (PMGK) Package, the launch of ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19’ has been approved.
About PMGK:
For details on the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, click on the linked article.
4. COVID-19 Measures
Context:
Centre directs States to ensure no movement of People across cities.
Details:
- In order to ensure effective implementation of the lockdown measures, and to mitigate the economic hardship of the migrant workers, all States/UTs have been advised to take the following additional measures:
- State/UT Governments to ensure adequate arrangements of temporary shelters, and provision of food, etc. for the poor and needy people, including migrant labourers, stranded due to lockdown measures in their respective areas.
- The migrant people, who have moved out to reach their home states/home towns, to be kept in the nearest shelter by the respective State/UT Government quarantine facilities after proper screening for a minimum period of 14 days as per standard health protocol.
- All the employers, be it in the Industry or in the shops and commercial establishments, to make payment of wages of their workers, at their work places, on the due date, without any deduction, for the period their establishments are under closure during the lockdown.
- It is to be ensured that wherever the workers, including the migrants, are living in rented accommodation, the landlords of those properties must not demand payment of rent for a period of one month.
- If any landlord is forcing labourers and students to vacate their premises, they will be liable for action under the Act.
5. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)
Context:
The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) has cancelled the 49th edition of the IHGF – Delhi Fair Spring-2020 in view of the present status of COVID-19 in India and abroad.
About the EPCH:
- The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), under the aegis of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, is a non-profit organization, established under the EXIM policy of the Government of India in the year 1986-87.
- It was established under the Companies Act to promote, support, maintain and increase the export of handicrafts.
- It is an apex body of handicrafts exporters for the promotion of exports of handicrafts from India and projection of India’s image abroad as a reliable supplier of high quality handicrafts goods & services.
- Activities of EPCH:
- Providing commercially useful information and assistance to members in developing and increasing exports.
- Offering professional advice and services to members in areas of technology up gradation, quality and design improvement, standards and specifications, product development, innovation, etc.
- Organising visits of delegation of its members abroad to explore overseas market opportunities.
- Participating in specialized International Trade Fairs of handicrafts & gifts.
- Organizing Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) at New Delhi.
- Interaction between exporting community and Central and State governments at various levels.
- To create an environment of awareness through Workshops on “Export Marketing, Procedures and Documentation”, Packaging, Design Development, Buyer Seller Meet, Open House, etc. interaction with Central and State Govt. and various other similar programmes.
- Dissemination of government notification, orders, information on trade and other relevant information to members.
6. Tech For Tribals
Context:
Braving all odds, “The Tech for Tribals”, a project to train tribal entrepreneurs at 16 premier IITs & IIMs of the country, was launched online. This scheme will link almost 3.5 lakh tribal entrepreneurs living in villages to the premier institutions of the world.
About Tech for Tribals:
- It was launched by TRIFED, along with IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIM Indore, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar and SRIJAN, Jaipur.
- Tech for Tribals, supported by the Ministry of MSME, aims at capacity building and imparting entrepreneurship skills to tribal forest produce gatherers enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY).
- The trainees will undergo a 30 days program over six weeks comprising 120 sessions.
- Under the program, the Partners will develop course contents relevant to Entrepreneurship in Value Addition and Processing of Forest Produces.
- The course curriculum will include Achievement Motivation and positive psychology, Entrepreneurial Competencies, Identification of locally available NTFP based Business Opportunities, Round the Year capacity utilization, Product positioning – Grading/Sorting, Branding, Packaging, Product certifications, Bankable Project Report preparation, Market Survey, Business Plan Preparation, Distribution Channels – Retail sales, supply contracts with manufacturers, Good Manufacturing Practice(GMP), Total Quality Control(TQC), Hygienic Operations management, Operational and Financial statements, Business Strategy & Growth, Digital literacy& IT adoption, etc.
- The Tech for Tribals capacity building program will ensure higher success rate of the Tribal Entrepreneurs by enabling and empowering them to run their business with marketable products with quality certifications.
About TRIFED:
- The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in 1987. It is a national-level apex organization functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOI. TRIFED has its registered and Head Office located in New Delhi and has a network of 13 Regional Offices located at various places in the country.
- TRIFED, a multi-State Cooperative Society, is promoting and marketing tribal products, tribal art and crafts within the country and abroad by providing marketing support to tribal products through its network of 31 retail outlets “TRIBES INDIA”, 37 consignment outlets of various State Emporia and 16 franchise outlets.
- It organizes exhibitions like National Tribal Craft Expo called “Aadi Mahotsav” and others in which it promotes and markets tribal products.
- It has also begun providing e-commerce platforms to the tribal artisans to sell their products. Towards this, TRIFED has entered into agreements with e-commerce platforms like Snapdeal and Amazon who will offer their customers various tribal products and produce through their portals.
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