India's development will be made possible by utilizing tribal power: Kerala Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan

 Prime Minister is not only announcing tribal welfare measures but is also ensuring their implementation: Union Minister Shri V. Muraleedharan

 

Kochi: November 15, 2023

 

The 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra', envisaged by the Central Government as a major step towards attaining saturation of welfare schemes of the government, was launched today in Kerala and Lakshadweep as well.  At the event held at Agali, Attapadi,  Palakkad district, Kerala Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan inaugurated the state level programme and flagged off the IEC ((Information, Education and Communication) van. Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan  presided over the function.

 

Addressing the function, Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan said that India's development would be made possible by harnessing tribal power and added that several schemes were devised to accelerate the development of the tribal sector. The Governor hoped that the benefits and facilities of this campaign would reach the people of Agali and Attapadi. Shri Arif Mohammed Khan said that 24,000 crore rupees worth projects will benefit 220 tribal communities in the country. The Governor also called for making preparations to fulfil the vision of the Prime Minister to make India a developed and advanced nation in 25 years. 

 

The Governor stated that the Vikasit Bharat Sankalp Yatra was aimed at realising the dream of a developed India as envisioned by tribal freedom fighters. This was the reason why the Prime Minister chose the day of Bhagawan Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary to start the journey. India is one of the countries with the largest tribal populations in the world and hence only when tribals prospered, would India prosper, he added.

 

Presiding over the ceremony, Union Minister Shri V. Muraleedharan pointed out that the Prime Minister had announced development goals with a vision to make India a developed nation by 2047. Efforts should also be made to spread the benefits of good governance to all. He pointed out that only when the benefits of development reached the marginalized, can they said to have covered everyone. The Prime Minister was not only announcing tribal welfare measures but was also ensuring their implementation. He added that there was a 194 percent increase in the budget allocation for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs during this dispensation.

 

Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan distributed necessary documents to the new beneficiaries of various central government schemes. Stalls related to various schemes were also set up as part of the programme. The Prime Minister's speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the national level of Vikasit Bharat Sankalp Yatra was also screened live.

 

In Lakshadweep, Shri Sandeep Kumar, Advisor to the Administrator, flagged off the IEC van in a function held at Kavarathi Secretariat. Collector cum District Magistrate Shri Arjun Mohan and SP (HQ), Shri Sameer Sharma were also present on the occasion. The participants watched the Prime Minister's programme virtually and took the Vikasit Bharat Sankalp pledge.

 

The Viksit Bharat Campaign, one of the largest ever outreach initiatives to be undertaken, eventually aims to cover over 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayats and over 3,600 urban local bodies by 25th January 2024 touching every district of the country.

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