Who are PVTGs? What challenges have govt schemes for their development faced so far? How does the PM JANMAN aim to be different? Two senior officials explain
India News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new Rs 24,000-crore scheme for the development of vulnerable tribal groups in Jharkhand's Khunti district. The
The PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-Janman) will work towards protection and nurturing of tribes - some of them living in remote jungles - which are on the verge of extinction. He informed that the budget for tribal welfare has been increased by six times since he took office. Under PM Janman, the government has identified 75 tribal communities and primitive tribes with a population of lakhs who reside in more than 22,000 villages in the country.