Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated the 1 st Rashtriya
\nAdivasi Kala Mahotsav-2019 at Dahod, considered as the eastern gateway of Gujarat.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, he said that promoting tribal art in India and abroad is the best
\nway for the conservation of tribal skill and talent; the Central Government and Gujarat
\nGovernment are doing exemplary work in this direction.
\nHe said that Central Government has increased budget allocation for tribal development
\nfrom Rs.39,135-crore last year to Rs.50,000-crore this year. He said the Gujarat
\nGovernment has built 1,775 new classrooms in tribal areas, and has provided gas cylinders
\nat concessional rates to tribal hostels for the first time. Over Rs.82,000-crore has been
\nallocated so far for Van Bandhu project for the entire tribal belt from Ambaji to Umargam.
\nMr. Rupani said his government is for balanced growth of the state from hilly tribal areas to
\nthe coastal areas. He listed the special projects for tribal people, including Raksha Shakti
\nand Forensic Universities, engineering and medical colleges, 6 (six) tribal museums in tribal
\nareas, electricity connection for tribal farmers owning less than 4-acre, drinking water and
\nirrigation facilities, land rights to 84,000 tribal families, tourism development centres like
\ntribal Govind Guru Dham at Karath-Kamboi.
\nThe Chief Minister dedicated Rs.2.63-crore Adijati Bhavan to the public, laid the foundation
\nstone of Rs.18-crore sewage treatment plant, and distributed various types of vehicles and
\nassistive kits worth Rs.1.16-crore on the occasion.
\nUnion Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Jashwantsinh Bhabhor complimented Gujarat for
\nbeing on the top for tribal development, adding feathers to its cap by hosting the 1 st national
\nlevel tribal art festival at Dahod. Prime Minister Modi has backed the development of
\nDahod. He said the Centre has earmarked Rs.70,000-crore for encouraging self-
\nemployment among tribal youth
\nGujarat\u2019s Minister of State for Forest Bachubhai Khabad said that 700 hundreds tribal
\nartisans from different states are participating in this 3-day first-ever national festival of its
\nkind.<\/p>\n
Minister of State for Cultural Activities Ishwarsinh Solanki said the current festival should
\nprovide a glimpse of the tribal wealth to the new generation. He mentioned the rise of Sarita
\nGaikwad as sportswoman from a tribal background. He recalled that Dahod had hosted a
\nsimilar tribal arts festival in 1990-91.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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