The Union Minister for Ministry of Tribal Affairs, ShriArjunMunda and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhamiinaugurated the 3-day Uttarakhand Tribal Festival in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 11th November 2021.
Uttarakhand Tribal Festival is part of celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated across country and is one of the curtain raiser programmesbeing organized ahead of the week long celebrations of Amrit Mahotsav from 15th-22nd November, 2021. As one of the theme of the AmritMaohtsav is Whole of Government approach and Jan-bhagidaari, the State-Tribal Research Cum-Cultural Centre and Museum (T.R.I.) in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India has jointly organized the festival to promote and showcase the rich traditions, culture, art, handicrafts and food of the tribes of Uttarakhand namely Jaunsari, Tharu, Boksa, Bhotia and Raji.
On the occasion, Sh. Munda, acknowledged the commitment of the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji for the overall development of the tribal community. He thanked PM Modi for declaring15th November 2021 as “Janjaati Gaurav Diwas”.
Shri Munda congratulated and appreciated the efforts of the Uttarakhand Government towards the development of tribal communities. He promised to fulfil the demands of the Chief Minister of setting up 2 EMRS, a Museum for Freedom Fighters and 5000 tablets for tribal students. He thanked citizens of Uttarakhand and the Tribal community of Uttarakhand for organizing the festival and participating the event with great enthusiasm.
Shri Munda, on this occasion, paid his tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda, who was a freedom fighter and sacrificed his life fighting for “Jal, Jungle and Jameen.”
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