Overview
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said a dedicated scheme is being designed to promote exports of tribal products through e-commerce platforms, international warehouses, and trade networks.
- The application fee for Geographical Indication tags was reduced to ₹1,000 from ₹5,000 to encourage registrations and strengthen legal protection for tribal crafts.
- At the Roots to Rise pitch platform, 115 enterprises were selected, 10 incubators committed support, and 57 firms drew investment interest exceeding ₹10 crore.
- The government launched the Gramya Yuva Arth Niti (GYAN) policy lab, which will pilot a Tribal Entrepreneurship Index and micro‑equity incubation models over the next year.
- GI certificates were distributed for products including the Kannadippaya bamboo mat (Kerala), Apatani textile (Arunachal Pradesh), Marthandam honey (Tamil Nadu), Lepcha Tungbuk (Sikkim), Bodo Aronai (Assam), Ambaji white marble (Gujarat), and Bedu and Badri cow ghee (Uttarakhand).