Residents of Santhal villages in Ranibandh, Bankura, struggle due to deprivation of government welfare schemes like Awas, Lakshmir Bhandar, and MGNREGA, despite some infrastructure developments. Van Dhan Vikas Yojana for forest dwelling tribal population is a component of the mechanism for marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and development of value chain for MFP.
