NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that tribals who were consigned to the margins and not provided their due in the past have actually now been made part of the mainstream by the BJP-led main government with tribal well-being a top priority.

Tribal men and women who made worthy contributions to the freedom struggle had actually been erased from the official story.

They now have been given the due they always was worthy of but which was denied to them, stated the PM.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates National Tribal Festival Aadi MahostavInaugurating the Aadi Mahotsav, the nationwide tribal festival which has become an important platform to display and celebrate arts and crafts of the tribes, the PM stated the tribals, with their rich and varied customs, make a major contribution to the nations cultural richness.

Drawing an analogy with the colours of a rainbow coming together, the PM stated the nations splendor comes forward when its infinite varieties are threaded into the string of Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat which is when India provides assistance to the entire world.Modi said the nation is working for the tribal population with a sense of pride that has not been seen previously.

He also stated the method tribals have actually secured their customs while embracing modernity can lay the foundation for a developed India being looked for to be forged.

Today, India informs the world that if you desire options for obstacles like climate change, international warming then come and see the traditional way of tribal life ...

you will find the way, said Modi.PM Modi inaugurates Aadi Mahotsav in DelhiThe PM made these assertions in his address after inaugurating the Mahotsav in Delhi where he likewise stated that welfare of tribals is a matter of individual relationship and emotions for him.

Elaborating further, Modi remembered his close association with the tribal communities throughout his days as a social worker in the organisation before he joined active politics.With 2023 being observed as the International Year of Millets, the PM lay focus on bringing focus on tribal millets which will be among the essential highlights of the festival that will go on till February 27 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium near India Gate.

Aadi Mahotsav is an initiative of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Limited (TRIFED) under the ministry of tribal affairs.

This year it combines over 200 stalls at the venue where around 1000 tribal craftsmens will take part in the Mahotsav.More than 3 crore tribals benefitted in 110 aspirational districts in the country: PM Narendra Modi in Rajya SabhaUpon arriving at the place, the PM paid floral tributes to tribal icon Bhagwan Birsa Munda and after that checked out the stalls.

In his speech, underlining the contributions of the tribal society in the battle for Indias self-reliance, the PM without calling anybody regreted the efforts produced years to ignore these golden chapters and the sacrifices made by males and females from the tribal neighborhood.

Modi highlighted the actions taken by his government to bring these forgotten chapters of the past to the fore and said, For the very first time, the country has begun commemorating Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas on the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda .

He highlighted that this is the first time in 75 years of Indias self-reliance that the management of the country remains in the hands of a tribal lady who is making India proud at the highest office in the kind of President.The PMs outreach gains significance as 2023 is all set to see vital assembly elections in states with significant tribal population like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and northeastern states Tripura (that went to surveys on Thursday), Meghalaya and Nagaland.

With the next Lok Sabha surveys in 2024, the PMs speech sends out a strong message.Setting out the federal governments focus areas for well-being and empowerment of tribals, Modi amog arious highlighted that the monetary allocation for the community has actually increased manifold since 2014.

Tribal children, be they in any corner of the nation, their education and their future is my top priority , said the Prime Minister.

He notified that the number of Eklavya Model Residential Schools has increased by 5 times from 80 schools in between 2004-2014 to 500 schools from 2014 to 2022 and more than 400 schools have actually already begun operating, teaching about one lakh children.He added that the youth who used to get caught in the trap of separatism due to isolation and overlook, are now connecting with the mainstream through web and infra.

This is the sound of the confluence of Aadi and Aadhunikta (modernity), on which the soaring edifice of New India will stand.

The PM also highlighted the efforts of the federal government in promoting tribal items.

Providing the example of bamboo, the Prime Minister kept in mind that the previous government had actually forbidden the harvest and usage of bamboo however it was today federal government that included bamboo in the category of yard and eliminated the restriction.