SHILLONG, Nov. 14 -- Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Renuka Singh on Thursday informed that the Ministry is keen to promote the minor forest products of Meghalaya and will also form a committee to handle the online marketing aspects of it.Singh, who reviewed the implementation of various schemes and program of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at the state Secretariat, said 'Meghalaya is rich in minor forest products and the Ministry is committed to use this potential to the optimum, to improve the welfare of the tribal'.

"We will make a group of people whose responsibility will be to get the local forest products, get it packaged and sell it to the nearby areas," Singh said. The Department will also sell the products to online ...