CM Naveen Launches Mo Jungle Jami Yojana for Promotion of Regenerative Economies of Indigenous People

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Mo Jungle Jami Yojana (MJJY) on the occasion of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Wednesday.

The MJJY is a specific initiative towards recognition and promotion of regenerative economies in scheduled areas, land and resources rights of indigenous people in the State.

It is the only programme in the country which will complement the efforts in forest based livelihood by promoting individual and collective action including environmental conservation and preservation. This is a special initiative towards recognition and promotion of re-generative economies in scheduled areas ensuring land and resource rights to indigenous people.

The Chief Minister expressed hope that this scheme will create a milestone in the development of Tribals with the cooperation of all. The aim of the scheme is to ensure all qualified individual and collective rights over forest land. Along with this, all development programs will be linked to this plan and steps will be taken to create stability in the livelihood of the Tribals, the CM said.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that our aim is to reach all the eligible beneficiaries in this scheme. He said that steps are being taken to ensure that no deserving person is deprived.

The Chief Minister said that the objective of this scheme is to recognize the contribution of Tribals towards the sustainable development of forest resources. He said that it will also help in bringing stability to climate change and the economy and livelihood of Tribals.

Stating that Odisha is a leading state in providing forest land rights, the Chief Minister said that so far 4 lakh 50 thousand tribes and forest-dwelling families have been given forest land rights. Similarly, he said that more than 4000 Gram Sabhas have been given collective rights. Along with this, the process to give the status of revenue villages to the un-surveyed forest villages is also going on, he said.

Expressing that his Government has been committed to the welfare of Tribals since the beginning, he said that when his government first took charge of the service in Odisha in 2000, the first important decision of his government was to grant the right to collect minor forest produce to the Panchayats. A lot of work has been done in this direction today. The Tribals have improved in education, health and various other fields, they have also gained prestige in various fields.