Chhattisgarh News: To link mineral resources with the livelihood of tribal communities in Chhattisgarh. TIN (Tribal Incentives on Natural Resources) Portal Has been started. Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai launched this portal on August 31. It has been developed by Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (CMDC) in collaboration with Indian Overseas Bank. In the same program, along with TIN portal, e-Sand Sangwari portal was also launched.
The process from purchase of tin to payment will be digital.
There is a preparation to digitalize the process of purchase, transportation, sale, pricing and payment of tin ore from the tribal communities of Bastar through TIN portal. in the portal Digital Registration, QR Code based verification, Smart Identification, Online Stock Management, Automated Reporting and Audit Trail Such facilities have been provided.
There will also be a system of real time monitoring from CMDC headquarters to regional offices and purchasing centers. Beneficiaries will be able to get information about payments and transactions through SMS.
Price of tin will be decided on the basis of LME
Key features of the portal London Metal Exchange (LME) based pricing Is. Its objective is to provide tin collectors with more transparent prices in line with market conditions.
amount after selling tin Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Through this, it will be sent directly to the bank account of the beneficiary. This aims to reduce the role of middlemen and reduce delays in payments. Chief Minister Sai also described the TIN portal as an initiative to provide fair prices to tribal tin collectors and increase transparency in the system.
Currently tin is being purchased at 6 centers
CMDC currently in Bastar division 6 tin purchasing center Is driving. These include Bacheli, Katekalyan and Chikpal of Dantewada district and Tongpal, Nama and Chintalnar of Sukma district.
Apart from this, in Bastar, Dantewada and Sukma 3 new tin collection and purchasing centers Plan to establish. Its objective is to provide facility to remote tribal collectors to sell tin locally.
New SOP will reduce the cost of investigation
A new SOP has also been implemented from purchase to sale of tin ore. Number of samples in this reduce 12 to 6 This has been done and each sample has been given a standard of 50 grams. In case of disagreement on the test result, there will be a provision for re-analysis.
According to the released information, monthly analysis fee reduced from ₹ 14,400 ₹7,200 Due to this and these improvements, CMDC gets approximately Potential savings of up to ₹10 lakh It is estimated to happen.
Payment of crores to tin collectors in two years
According to CMDC data, in the financial year 2024-25 8,707.2 kg tin ore About ₹90.82 lakh was paid for the project. Whereas in 2025-26, instead of 20,895.335 kg tin ore, about ₹3.81 crore Was paid.
The aim is to make this system more transparent, digital and timely through TIN portal. The government plans to directly transfer the economic benefits from mineral resources to the local tribal communities. 'Mineral-to-Livelihood' Initiative Seeing as.
An MoU regarding financial cooperation was also signed in the program between CMDC and Indian Overseas Bank. In the same program of the mineral sector, the Chief Minister stressed on digital initiatives to increase investment and transparency.