Govt. lists schemes being implemented by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Dept.

Govt. lists schemes being implemented by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Dept.

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday listed various welfare schemes being implemented by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department. In a release, it pointed out that the Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme was ensuring the economic development of entrepreneurs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. A total of 1,303 beneficiaries received … Read more

Clipping away to success: The first Adi hairdresser turns into local celebrity in Arunachal

Clipping away to success: The first Adi hairdresser turns into local celebrity in Arunachal

Toklom Perme at work | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For the villagers of Borguli, Kiyit, and Ngopok, getting a decent haircut meant travelling 20 kilometres to Mebo town or 55 kilometres to Pasighat, the headquarters of the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. That was before Toklom Perme happened nine months ago. It is not … Read more