Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association along with two women self-help groups of Jagdalpur and Korba will be rewarded in Singapore
chhattisgarh will get grit award for excellent work in the field of minor forest produce processing
Team leaves from Raipur to receive the award in Singapore
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel and Forest Minister Mr. Akbar congratulated 
Raipur, 20 July 2022 Chhattisgarh has achieved an important achievement at the international level in the field of minor forest produce processing. Under this, Chhattisgarh will get international award for sustainable development, poverty alleviation and women empowerment. To receive the award, on July 20, the team has already left from Mana Airport Raipur.
Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association along with two women self-help groups of Jagdalpur and Korba will be rewarded in the upcoming ESG Grit Award ceremony to be held on 22nd and 23rd July in Singapore. This is probably the first time after the formation of the state of Chhattisgarh, when the members of women self-help groups are going abroad to receive an international prestigious award.
This flight to Singapore is the high flight of his aspirations and dreams. Members of Bakavand Van Dhan Kendra, Ms. Padmini Baghel and Ms. Belabai Kashyap and members of Donganala Van Dhan Kendra, Ms. Saroj Patel and Ms. Phulbai Neti, were flagged off when a large crowd shook their hands, all over Chhattisgarh and especially in Korba and Bastar districts. A wave of joy ran. This flight of members of Van Dhan Vikas is a flight of hope for hundreds of such women and forest dwellers.
On the initiative of Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, under the leadership of Forest Minister Shri Mohammad Akbar, the dedicated work of women members engaged in the processing of minor forest produce in Van Dhan Vikas Kendras of Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association is the result of their recognition for this international award. happened. For this important achievement of Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel and Forest Minister Mr. Akbar have congratulated and congratulated the groups of Van Dhan Kendras including the State Minor Forest Produce Association.
These forest dwellers of Chhattisgarh, full of happiness, while receiving this award in front of more than 200 delegates from 150 countries, will also narrate the story of Chhattisgarh model and sustainable development. In this ceremony, in the presence of businessmen, bankers, investors, environmentalists and government representatives from all over the world, ‘Chhattisgarh-Herbals’ will be recognized all over the world. This will give a boost to minor forest produce based industries. The ‘Chhattisgarh Model’ will be recognized as a model of sustainable development all over the world.
This team of Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association is being led by Mr. Sanjay Shukla, Managing Director of State Minor Forest Produce Association and Additional Managing Director Mr. B. Anand Babu and Forest Division Officer Ms. Stylo Mandavi are involved in the team for cooperation. The seven-member contingent will be welcomed at the Singapore airport by Dr. Nisha Kohli from Carpstage Singapore, who heads the event.
