National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation celebrated its 25th Foundation Day.

National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation celebrated its 25th Foundation Day.

• The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) celebrated its Foundation Day in New Delhi on 10th April.
• The event was attended by Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram and Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durga Das Uikey.
• As part of the celebrations, NSTFDC felicitated successful Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs from across the country who have established sustainable enterprises with financial support under various government schemes.
• The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation is an apex organisation set up in 2001 under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
• Its primary aim is economic upliftment of the Scheduled Tribes by way of providing financial assistance for income generating sustainable livelihood activities.
• It is managed by the board of directors with representation from Central Govt., State Channelizing Agencies, NABARD, IDBI Bank, Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) and eminent persons representing Scheduled Tribes.