New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the National Tribal Festival 'Aadi Mahotsav' in New Delhi on Sunday and said that during the last 10 years, many effective steps have been taken to develop tribal society overall, and the Tribal Development Budget has increased five times to about one lakh twenty-five thousand crore rupees.

The idea behind paying special attention to the development of tribal society is that only when tribal society progresses will our country also progress in the true sense.

Further addressing President said that the crafts, food, dress and jewellery, medical practices, household equipment, and sports of the tribal society are the precious heritage of our country. At the same time, they are als...