The government is currently providing many opportunities to the ST communities. tribal brothers should add business values to their natural skills 

Metro India News | AMARAVATI

Former Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu said that there is a demand for tribal and tribal products in the market and they should utilize this opportunity and excel in the business sector. Venkaiah Naidu attended and addressed the “Girijan – Adivasi Sammelanam” program organized by the Tribal Civic Organizations and Tribal Students Association at Tummalapalle Kalakshetra in Vijayawada on Sunday as the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the tribals in India have their own unique handicraft skills and that is why it is very important to promote their natural skills, promote their products and improve their sources of income. He said that the tribal brothers should add business values to their natural skills related to various products and handicrafts by adapting tribal and tribal products to today's needs. He said that there is a need to focus on e-commerce and digital business channels and also to make their products that are good for nature accessible to the society.

He said that in the current context of huge demand for organic food and other products, there is an opportunity for tribals to focus on businesses rather than jobs and provide employment to many more people. He called for all tribal and tribal people need to come together in this direction. He said that the government is currently providing many opportunities to the ST communities and they should take advantage of these and grow in life.

He said that the tribal and adivasis should realize that if they take one step forward, the governments are ready to take a hundred steps forward for them. He said that he has special admiration and respect for the adivasis. He said that their culture, which is committed to preserving nature as well as living, is sublime.

He said that despite the many challenges and problems related to tribal development, the central government is following a unique approach in this regard. “Development models followed everywhere else cannot be applied to the tribals and methods that destroy their unique identity cannot be allowed. If that happens, it will cause irreparable damage to the tribals and all of humanity.”  he mentioned.

He said that they were the ones who did well to humanity by preserving their cultural traditions and achieving their social development. He said that their life reflects our traditional values of truth, moral values and simplicity.

Venkaiah Naidu said that there is no doubt that the greatest asset of the tribals is that they have been living a simple life following traditional practices since ancient times.Andhra Pradesh State ST Commission member Vaditya Shankar Nayak and others participated and spoke at the event.