Government is taking several immediate initiatives to provide support to the tribal gatherers and tribal artisans in the backdrop of situation arising out of COVID-19. Tribal Affairs Ministry has already hiked the MSP of items of Minor Forest Produce under the scheme 'Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products'. TRIFED is associated with approximately 10 lakh Tribal Artisan families under this scheme.<br />'' <br />''Tribal Affairs Ministry has approved purchase of existing available stock from tribal artisans who are most affected in the current lockdown. Accordingly, TRIFED plans to procure tribal products worth around 23 crore rupees from tribal artisans across the country.<br />