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Raipur, June 18, 2025: The Chhattisgarh Cabinet today decided to form the “Chhattisgarh Tiger Foundation Society” in an attempt to conserve wildlife, especially tigers and promote eco-tourism in the state.
The Chhattisgarh Cabinet today taken an important initiative to conserve wildlife, especially tigers, and promote eco-tourism in the state and decided to form the “Chhattisgarh Tiger Foundation Society”, official sources said.
According to the decision of the cabinet meeting held today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, this society will work under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. It has been operating in Madhya Pradesh since 1996.
Giving information about the cabinet decision, official sources said that the main objective of the Chhattisgarh Tiger Foundation Society is to save the continuously declining tiger population (currently around 18-20) in Chhattisgarh.
This institution will be self-financed, so that there will be no additional burden on the government treasury. It will raise funds from individuals and institutions who cooperate, the officials said.
This society will be directly involved in activities related to the conservation of tigers and other wildlife. It will promote eco-tourism with the participation of the local community, which will not only increase tourism but will also create employment and income opportunities for the local people.
Also, it will encourage environmental education, research and training, which will prepare future conservationists.
This initiative will provide external funds, expertise and resources for conservation, which will provide new employment opportunities to the local communities and maintain the environmental balance of the state.
This will prove to be a milestone in the field of wildlife conservation in Chhattisgarh, which will protect biodiversity as well as give a strong base to eco-tourism.
Along with this, traditional products like herbal and Mahua tea are being prepared by women self-help groups in Jashpur district under the brand ‘JashPure’. The Cabinet has also approved the proposal to transfer this brand to the State Government or CSIDC to provide a wider market to these products and promote marketing.
The State government believes that brand transfer will give a boost to agro and food processing units, demand for local raw materials will increase and tribal women will get more employment opportunities.
Also, there will be no additional financial burden on the state due to trademark transfer.
