• The "Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP" scheme is started by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) Government of India, in 2013-14.
• This scheme was started with the objective of ensuring proper price to the MFP gatherers for the MFP they collect.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) with the assisstance of Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED) is implementing the scheme through the State Govt.
• Chhattisgarh State Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste Development Department is the Nodal Department & Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (Trading & Development) Co-operative Federation Ltd. is the State Procurement Agency (SPA) for this scheme.
• MSP for different MFPs are determined by the MoTA with the consultation of experts and implementing agencies.
• MoTA has announced the MSP for the Collection year 2018 of following MFPs which are collected in Chhattisgarh State :-



S.No.	Name of MFP	Minimum Support Price as Govt. of India (Rs. per Kg.)	Incentive (Bonus) Wages given by State Govt. along with MSP Collection Rate (Rs. per Kg.)	Minimum Support Price + Incentive (Bonus) Wages (Rs. per Kg.)
1.	Sal Seed (Shorea robusta)	20.00	----	20.00
2.	Harra (Terminalia chebula)	15.00	----	15.00
3.	Tamarind (with seeds) (Tamarindus indica)	36.00	----	36.00
4.	Chironjee Pods with seeds (Buchanania lanzan)	126.00	----	126.00
5.	Kusumi Lac	275.00	25.00	300.00
6.	Rangini Lac	200.00	20.00	220.00
7.	Mahua Seed (Madhuca longifolia)	29.00	----	29.00
8.	Kalmegh (Andrograpjis paniculata)	35.00	----	35.00
9.	Nagarmotha (Cyperus rotundas)	30.00	----	30.00
10.	Bael Pulp (Aegle marmelos)	30.00	----	30.00
11.	Honey	225.00	----	225.00
12.	Hill Broom Grass (Thysanolaena maxima)	50.00	----	50.00
13.	Mahua Flower Dry (Madhuca longifolia)	30.00	----	30.00
14.	Jamun Dried Seed (Syzygium cumini)	42.00	----	42.00
15.	Kaunch Seed (Mucun pruiens)	21.00	----	21.00
16.	Dhawai Flower Dry (Woodfordia floribunda)	37.00	----	37.00
17.	Karanj Seed (Pongamia pinnata)	22.00	----	22.00
18.	Baibidding (Embelia ribes)	94.00	----	94.00
19.	Aonla Dried (Deseeded) (Phyllanthus emblica)	52.00	----	52.00
20.	Tamarind Flower (Deseeded) (Tamarindus indica)	63.00	----	63.00
21.	Baheda (Terminalia bellirica)	17.00	----	17.00
22.	Puwad Seed (Cassia tora)	16.00	----	16.00
23.	Giloe(Tinospora cordifolia)	40.00	----	40.00
24.	Bhelwa (Semecarpus anacardium)	9.00	----	9.00
25.	Gum Karaya (Kullu)(Sterculia urenus)	114.00	11.00	125.00
26.	Van Tulsi(Ocimum tenuifloruma)	16.00	----	16.00
27.	Van Jeera	70.00	----	70.00
28.	Tamarind Seed (Tamarindus indica)	11.00	----	11.00
29.	Baheda Kacharia	20.00	----	20.00
30.	Harra Kacharia	23.00	2.00	25.00
31.	Neem Seed (Azadirachta indica)	27.00	----	27.00



• State Procurement Agency prepares the procurement plan for MFPs proposed under this scheme by accessing estimated quantity of each MFP likely to be purchased, including arrangement of storage and transportation, maintenance till the disposal of MFPs, arrangement of manpower and fund required for that & submits it to the State nodal department well in advance.
• The nodal department sends it to MoTA for getting the budget under this scheme. MoTA further examines the proposal and releases the requisite working capital to the state concerned.
  
• MoTA provides 75% of fund requirement for the working capital and for meeting the loss in these operations, if any. Remaining 25% of Working Capital and Loss meeting requirements is met by the State Government.
• State procurement agency maintains a seprate account of working capital for this scheme and utilizes the funds only for procurement of operations at the fixed MSP.
• Profit will be passed on to the MFP gatherers if earned after sale of MFP.
• Loss if occurs, will be compensated by both the Central and State Government on 75:25 basis through a seprate fund. Each state will submit the proposal for reimbursement of loss giving full justification for the same.
• The State has constituted State level and District level Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee headed by the Chief Secretary and concerned District Collector respectively to ensure effective implementation of the scheme. Members of the above committee are as follows :-



State level Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee



1.	Chief Secretary	-	President
2.	Chairman, C.G.M.F.P. (T&D) Co-operative Federation Ltd.	-	Special Invitee
3.	Additional Chief Secretary, Finance	-	Member
4.	Additional Chief Secretary, Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Caste  Development Department	-	Member
5.	Principal Secretary, Panchayat & Rural Development Department	-	Member
6.	Principal Secretary, Forest Department	-	Member
7.	P.C.C.F., Forest Department	-	Member
8.	Regional Manager, TRIFED	-	Member
9.	Managing Director, C.G.M.F.P. (T&D) Co-operative Federation Ltd.	-	Member Secretary




District Level Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee



1.	District Collector	-	President
2.	Honourable Regional MP	-	Member
3.	Honourable Regional MLA	-	Member
4.	President, District Minor Forest Co-operative Union	-	Member
5.	Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat	-	Member
6.	Assistant Commisioner, Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Caste Development Department	-	Member
7.	District Lead Bank Manager	-	Member
8.	Non Government Organization which is linked to Tribal Development  & nominated by District Collector	-	Member
9.	D.F.O. & Managing Director, District Union	-	Member Secretary



• State will ensure sufficient infrastructure for the operations along with manpower support.
  
• Progress of the scheme is as follows:
  

(a) Details of Fund Recieved




S.No.	Year	75% Allotment from MoTA GOI (Rs. in crores)	25% Allotment from State Government (Rs. in crores)	Total (Rs. in crores)
1.	2014-15	80.16	13.22	93.38
2.	2015-16	73.50	15.22	88.72
3.	2016-17	---	15.00	15.00
4.	2017-18	---	7.81	7.81
	Total	153.66	51.25	204.91

 

MFP purchased under MSP scheme
Year 2014-15

S.No.	Name of MFP	Estimated Quantity  (in quintals)	Actual Collected Quantity  (in quintals)	Expenditure  (Rs. in crores)
1.	Sal Seed	1,25,000	1,25,676	16.29
2.	Harra	30,000	34,646	4.85
3.	Imli	85,000	35,446	8.99

 

MFP purchased under MSP scheme
Year 2015-16

S.No.	Name of MFP	Estimated Quantity  (in quintals)	Actual Collected Quantity  (in quintals)	Expenditure  (Rs. in crores)
1.	Sal Seed	1,96,655	1,11,983	14.51
2.	Harra	60,000	57,127	8.00
3.	Imli	55,000	894	0.23
4.	Chironjee Guthli	18,700	6,329	6.97
5.	Mahua Seed	25,000	4,856	1.17
6.	Kusumi Lac	2,000	3,337	11.50
7.	Rangini Lac	3,000	1,400	3.48

 

MFP purchased under MSP scheme
Year 2016-17

S.No.	Name of MFP	Estimated Quantity  (in quintals)	Actual Collected Quantity  (in quintals)	Expenditure  (Rs. in crores)
1.	Sal Seed	1,50,000	2,808	0.36
2.	Harra	60,000	3,088	0.34
3.	Chironjee Guthli	10,000	7,754	8.55
4.	Mahua Seed	15,000	51	0.12
5.	Kusumi Lac	3,000	3,506	12.08
6.	Rangini Lac	2,000	1,011	2.51

 

MFP purchased under MSP scheme
Year 2017-18

S.No.	Name of MFP	Estimated Quantity  (in quintals)	Actual Collected Quantity  (in quintals)	Expenditure  (Rs. in crores)
1.	Sal Seed	1,50,000	1,23,126	14.36
2.	Harra	50,000	279	0.03
3.	Chironjee Guthli	10,000	136	0.10
4.	Mahua Seed	20,000	1,490	0.33
5.	Kusumi Lac	5,000	23	0.04
6.	Rangini Lac	2,500	156	0.18

 

MFP purchased under MSP scheme
Year 2018-19 (As on 30.09.2018)

S.No.	Name of MFP	Estimated Quantity  (in quintals)	Actual Collected Quantity  (in quintals)	Expenditure  (Rs. in crores)
1.	Sal Seed	2,25,000	1,224.68	0.16
2.	Chironjee Guthli	7,000	1472.71	1.70
3.	Mahua Seed	11,000	4.50	0.001
4.	Kusumi Lac	5,000	851.83	1.91
5.	Rangini Lac	1,500	365.021	0.54

For the year 2018-19, the collection of Sal Seed, Chironji Guthli, Mahua Seed, Lac (Kusumi & Rangini) are in progress.