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Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan

Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN), with a total outlay of Rs. 24,104 crore (US$ 2.89 billion) (Central Share: Rs. 15,336 crore (US$ 1.83 billion) and State Share: Rs. 8,768 crore (US$ 1.05 billion)), has been approved by the Union Cabinet, which is presided over by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi. The programme will concentrate on 11 critical interventions through nine-line Ministries.

The Prime Minister declared the Abhiyan from Khunti on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.

"To improve socio-economic conditions of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), Pradhan Mantri PVTG of Development Mission will be launched," as stated in the Budget Speech 2023-24. This would provide PVTG families and communities with a wide range of essential services, including safe housing, clean drinking water, improved access to healthcare, education, and nutrition, road and telecommunications connectivity, and opportunities for sustainable livelihood.

In the following three years, the Mission would be carried out with funding of Rs. 15,000 crore (US$ 1.79 billion) from the Development Action Plan for the Scheduled Tribes (DAPST).

The 2011 census of India revealed that there were 10.45 crore ST people living there, of whom 75 communities spread across 18 States and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands were classified as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). There is still vulnerability for these PVTGs in the social, economic, and educational spheres.

The following 11 crucial interventions, which will be carried out by the PM-JANMAN (which includes Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes) through nine Ministries, including the Ministry of Tribal Affairs:

1. Provision of pucca houses
2. Connecting roads
3. Piped water supply
4. Community water supply
5. Mobile medical units with medicine cost
6. Construction of hostels
7. Vocational education and skilling
8. Construction of Anganwadi Centres
9. Construction of Multipurpose Centres (MPC)

The following intervention of other Ministries will be part of the Mission:

1. The Ministry of Ayush will establish an Ayush Wellness Centre in accordance with current regulations, and Mobile Medical Units will allow Ayush amenities to be extended to PVTG residences.
2. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will facilitate skill and vocational training in PVTG habitations, Multipurpose centres, and hostels, as per the suitable skills of these communities.

Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.