Ministry of Tribal Affairs

TRIFED to launch Phase 2 of the ‘Promotion of Tribal Products for North East Region’ (PTP-NER 2.0) scheme from 21st September, 2023


During PTP-NTR 1.0, TRIFED reached out to over 2500 Artisans from 44 Tribes, empanelling 1056 and identifying 1465 for training capsules

Over 3100 tribal products procured by TRIFED during Phase 1

Posted On: 20 SEP 2023 1:49PM by PIB Delhi

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) under Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, would be launching the phase 2 of the ‘Promotion of Tribal Products for North East Region’ (PTP-NER 2.0) scheme, from 21st September to10th November, 2023. 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 world over.

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri 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 on 18th April, 2023. (Link: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1917747) 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.

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. 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, empanelling 1056 of them and identifying 1465 for training capsules. An impressive 3115 products were procured ranging from textiles, forest produce, bamboo items, jewellery, pottery, paintings and more.

Products displayed by SHGs, Aizawl, Mizoram           TAeM at Basar, Arunachal Pradesh

Products displayed at TAeM, West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya     Artisans displaying products at Kasom, Manipur

Artisans displaying processed food at TAeM Gangtok, Sikkim        Artisans displaying products at North Tripura

  Tribal jewellery on display at Baksa, Assam             DC & Team TRIFED inspecting artisan products at Wokha,     Nagaland

Schedule of Second Phase of TAeMs in NER: PTP-NER 2.0 Scheme

 

  1. Arunachal Pradesh

 

East Kameng (Seppa)             21-Sep-23

East Kameng (Seppa)             22-Sep-23

Kurung Kumey (Sangram)     24-Sep-23

Kra Daadi (Palin )                   26-Sep-23

Upper Subansiri /                    29-Sep-23

Kamle (Daporijo)

 
  1. Nagaland

 

Peren                                       21-Sep-23

Zunheboto                               23-Sep-23

Noklak                                    25-Sep-23

Longleng                                 27-Sep-23

Mon                                         29-Sep-23

 
  1. Tripura

 

Sephaijala                               27-Sep-23

Unakoiti                                  29-Sep-23

Unakoti                                   30-Sep-23

Khowai                                   03-Oct-23

Khowai                                   04-Oct-23
  1. Meghalaya

 

Tura (West Garo Hills)           04-Oct-23

South West Garo Hills            06-Oct-23

East Garo Hills                        09-Oct-23

North Garo Hills                     11-Oct-23

South West Khashi                 13-Oct-23

Hills

 
  1. Assam

 

Kokrajhar                                09-Oct-23

Gopalpara                                11-Oct-23

Kamrup Rural (BOKO)          13-Oct-23

West Karbi Anglong               16-Oct-23

(Hamren)

Morigaon                                 18-Oct-23
  1. Mizoram

 

Kolasib                                    30-Oct-23

Kolasib                                    31-Oct-23

Khawzawl                               02-Nov-23

Champai                                  04-Nov-23

Mamit                                      06-Nov-23

 
  1. Sikkim

 

Soreng                                     02-Nov-23

Soreng                                     03-Nov-23

Mangan (Dzongu)                   06-Nov-23

Mangan (Chungthang)            08-Nov-23

Pakyong                                  10-Nov-23

 

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