The Odisha Forest Department (OFD) has also been quite proactively involved in these challenges. Some of their activities include encouraging sustainable management practices in the Odisha Forest Department (OFD) in 2018, which helped NTFP dealers and collectors to get better market access and income. Also, there are some government programs, such as the “Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (PMEGP)”, extending financial assistance to NTFP-based enterprises. The Marketing of Minor Forest Produce scheme, launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in 2013, covers fair prices to indigenous producers while promoting sustainable working mechanisms. The Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (PMVKY), launched in 2014, aims at the overall development of the tribal populace at the village level