Bhubaneswar: The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 18 approved PM-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan with a total outlay of Rs 79,156 crore (Central Share Rs 56,333 cr and State Share Rs. 22,823 cr).
The mission will improve the socio-economic status of tribal communities by adopting saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts. It will cover around 63,000 villages benefitting more than 5 crores of tribal people as announced in the Budget speech 2024-25. It will cover 549 districts and 2,740 blocks spread across all tribal majority villages across 30 states/UTs.
In Odisha, the initiative will cover 27 districts, 234 blocks, 7667 tribal majority villages. It will benefit 10,85,661 ST households and 48,15,670 ST populations. The campaign also aims to promote innovative initiatives such as Tribal Homestay program, Support for forest Rights Holders & Sickle Cell Disease Management.
The tribal villages covered under the Abhiyan would be mapped on PM GatiShaktiPortal with the gaps identified by the concerned department for its scheme-specific requirements. The physical and financial progress will be monitored PM GatiShakti Platforms and the best-performing districts will be awarded.
The PM-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan envisions saturation of critical gaps in social infra, health, education, and livelihood, through different schemes of GOI by convergence and outreach and ensures holistic and sustainable development of tribal areas and communities.
The mission comprises of 25 interventions with will be implemented by 17-line ministries. Each ministry would be responsible for the implementation of scheme related to it in a time-bound manner through funds allocated to them under the Development Action Plan for STs (DAPST) in next 5 years.
