LG Manoj Sinha addresses Janjatiya Gaurav Saptah celebration at Convention Centre in Jammu

Jammu: In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Friday addressed the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Saptah’ celebration at the Convention Centre in Jammu.

The iconic week event is dedicated to the memory of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, brave tribal freedom fighters and to celebrate and commemorate the glorious history of tribal communities, culture and achievements. The LG paid tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda and other great tribal personalities and lauded the significant contribution of tribal communities in nation-building. He announced that the UT Administration will provide five marla land to the 17,000 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (G) eligible landless tribal beneficiaries in the coming days.

The LG said it is our topmost priority to safeguard the rights and benefits extended to all the tribal communities. The Administration is committed to ensuring that the tribal population in J&K enjoy equitable benefits of growth. The LG highlighted the efforts of the UT Administration for the



welfare and development of tribal communities over the past few years. 

He said that the Community and Individual Forest Rights, Self Help Groups for forest produce, and support to new enterprises had a transformative impact in tribal areas and the J&K Administration has taken concrete steps for economic empowerment of tribal communities through Sheep farms, Dairy units and Tri-Wool Project. The LG informed that the UT administration has expanded and made educational opportunities accessible to all tribal communities including the migratory population. Construction of new tribal hostels, smart schools, Eklavya, coaching facilities for competitive exams, and skill development programmes have started showing results in overall development, he added. 

The LG reiterated the commitment of the UT Administration to achieve saturation of government flagship schemes and reach out to all targeted beneficiaries in a time-bound manner.