Interview Times 
Minister wrote on his official X handle, “Thanks to the Foundation for organising such a grand festival in a culturally rich city like Sambalpur, promoting the products produced and prepared by the tribals and making them financially independent.”
Pradhan met the women beneficiaries of the programme during the event and also visited the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana at their homes.
The post further mentioned, “In the past ten years, the amount of work done for the development of the tribal society during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime has never been done before. Specially for Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Odisha, Paudi Bhuyan, Kadhya Bhunjia, Bondo and Mankdia, have been included in the Scheduled Tribes list, giving them their constitutional rights.”
Minister also participated in the inaugural programme of the ‘Parichay National Tribal Festival and unveiled the statue of freedom fighter Shaheed Madhu Gartia at Jujumara in Sambalpur.
Pradhan hailed the vision of his government to promote the talent of the tribal community and appeal to the crowd to buy local products.
