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Odisha government plans Rs 734 crore international loan for PVTG development
1 week, 5 days ago

Odisha government plans Rs 734 crore international loan for PVTG development

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government is planning to take another loan of Rs 734.86 crore from International Fund for Agriculture Development to implement the second phase of Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme. Aimed at supporting these vulnerable tribal communities, the government has decided to scale up the OPELIP model in the newly-identified 1,138 PVTG villages. While the project implementation …

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PVTG Parents Protest for Their Kids’ DOB Certificates
4 weeks, 1 day ago

PVTG Parents Protest for Their Kids’ DOB Certificates

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: PVTG parents of Kalyan Lava in Ravikamatham mandal of Chimalapadu panchayat in Anakapalle district staged a dharna seeking date of birth certificates for their school-going children on a priority basis. The parents, belonging to the Kondu tribe, require the DoBs to register their children in APAAR, which requires consistent documentation across their Aadhaar cards, school administration registers, and date …

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Koruprolu PVTG village needs Naidu's help again
3 months ago

Koruprolu PVTG village needs Naidu's help again

Deccan Chronicle  

The villagers held an agitation demanding road facilities for their villages and nearby villages. Additionally, 30 families from Kotulu Palem village belong to ST, and 40 from MK Patnam belong to SC.Due to lack of road facilities, residents face transportation difficulties, often navigating obstacles. For example, to travel from Koruprolu village to MK Patnam village, a distance of 3 kilometres, …

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When school is an uphill climb away
3 months, 3 weeks ago

When school is an uphill climb away

The Hindu  

Amin Kadraka, 14, can tell you all about the latest Instagram reels, go through his Facebook friend list, and expertly navigate through his favourite YouTube videos. In Upparguma, another Dongria Kondh village with 45 families in Bissamcuttack block, only one family has ever sent their daughters to study at a school in Chatikona, 10 km away. However, the baseline survey …

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PVTGs protest for essential amenities on World Indigenous Day
4 months, 1 week ago

PVTGs protest for essential amenities on World Indigenous Day

Deccan Chronicle  

They contended that there can be no celebration of World Indigenous Day when scores of tribal villages lack basic amenities, such as electricity, roads, potable water and educational institutions.The protesters demonstrated over a three-kilometre distance, holding traditional torches and carrying “doli”. They started from Pashuvulabanda village in V. Madugula mandal to Tanimani Junction via Ravikamat and Jeelugu village in Cheemalapadu …

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District Level Committee in Odisha’s Keonjhar district approves habitat right of Juanga tribe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

District Level Committee in Odisha’s Keonjhar district approves habitat right of Juanga tribe

The Hindu  

The District Level Committee of Keonjhar in Odisha cleared the hurdle for according habitats right under the Forest Rights Act to the Juanga, a particularly vulnerable tribal group, by approving the claim on Wednesday. The approval came a day after another group of Juanga in Sukinda block of Jajpur district got habitat right cleared in District Level Committee over an …

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PVTGs in Mayurbhanj reach 98 per cent voter turnout milestone
6 months, 1 week ago

PVTGs in Mayurbhanj reach 98 per cent voter turnout milestone

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Mayurbhanj district in Odisha has achieved a milestone in the simultaneous General Elections 2024, with an impressive 98.61 per cent voter turnout among Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. This high participation rate is believed to be a result of concerted efforts by the district administration to engage and educate the tribal communities about their electoral rights. Following the Election Commission …

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PM-JANMAN: Tribal hamlet gets power supply for first time
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PM-JANMAN: Tribal hamlet gets power supply for first time

The Hindu  

A tribal hamlet in Karnataka's Mysuru has received electricity supply for the first time, thanks to the PM-JANMAN scheme which aims to provide basic facilities to particularly vulnerable tribal groups in the country. Situated on the fringes of the Hediyala range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the hamlet was recently connected to the power grid of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation, …

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Under PM JANMAN, first house constructed in ‘record time’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Under PM JANMAN, first house constructed in ‘record time’

Hindustan Times  

The first house under the government’s flagship scheme PM JANMAN launched by PM Modi on 15th November 2023 on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas was constructed in a “record” period of one month, a senior government officer said. HT Image According to the ministry, 4.9 lakh houses are to be constructed for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi …

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With no Census data to depend on, government scrambling to assess population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
10 months ago

With no Census data to depend on, government scrambling to assess population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

The Hindu  

With the 2021 Census indefinitely delayed, the government’s attempt at using the PM Gati Shakti portal to estimate the total population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups across the country is hitting one wall after another. Some districts are using population data from ration distribution charts, others are using data from as far back as the 2011 Census or surveys conducted …

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2024 Interm Budget | Allocations for Social Justice and Tribal Affairs Ministries see a marginal increase
10 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Interm Budget | Allocations for Social Justice and Tribal Affairs Ministries see a marginal increase

The Hindu  

The Estimates presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for financial year 2024-25 on February 1 left the budgets for Social Justice and Tribal Affairs Ministries largely unchanged with marginal increases seen in the estimated allocations for both ministries compared to the FY 2023-24 Budget Estimates. While ₹14,225 crore has been set aside for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, …

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Tribal Groups in Vishakhapatnam Protest Over Lack of Road Facilities
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tribal Groups in Vishakhapatnam Protest Over Lack of Road Facilities

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakhapatnam: Tribal groups hailing from Pedagaru, Pathasingi and Kottasingi, the hilltop PVTG tribal villages in Arla panchayat of Rolugunta mandal in Anakapalli district, took out a ‘Doli’ protest for four kilometres under auspices of the 5th Schedule Sadhana Committee of PVTG Kondu Adivasi Tribal Association. The hilltop PVTGs say due to lack of road facilities, they have to carry pregnant …

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Tribal hamlet in Mysuru gets power connection 75 years after independence
11 months ago

Tribal hamlet in Mysuru gets power connection 75 years after independence

The Hindu  

A tribal hamlet on the fringes of Hediyala range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve without electricity for generations recently got connected to the power grid of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation. What is intriguing is that villages close to the hamlet had power connection but a portion of the tribal hamlet of the Jenu Kuruba community at Kothnahalli Colony was left out …

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These PM-JANMAN beneficiaries make sure none is left out
11 months, 1 week ago

These PM-JANMAN beneficiaries make sure none is left out

The Hindu  

In the first batch of beneficiaries of the PM-JANMAN package for the development of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, the government has found women who are turning messengers to help the administration take the benefits of the package to the remotest of their community members. “I am educating all three of my children because I know the importance and I …

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PM Modi releases first instalment of benefits to one lakh people under tribal welfare scheme
11 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi releases first instalment of benefits to one lakh people under tribal welfare scheme

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on January 15 that the country can develop only if benefits of various welfare schemes reach all, asserting that it is his guarantee that everyone, even those in the remotest of areas, will benefit from them. Releasing the first instalment of ₹540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries of a rural housing scheme under the Pradhan …

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53,000 Houses Ready for Poor Tribals Across Eight AP Districts Free of Cost
11 months, 2 weeks ago

53,000 Houses Ready for Poor Tribals Across Eight AP Districts Free of Cost

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: As many as 53,000 houses would be distributed to poor tribals across eight AP districts, free of cost, under the PMAY-Gramin scheme. Eight districts - Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvatipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Eluru, Palnadu, Prakasam and Nandyal - involving 98 mandals dotted with 1,041 gram panchayats will see the 52,907 households becoming proud owners of their own houses. Special …

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PM-JANMAN to cover Jenu Kurubas and Koragas in Karnataka
11 months, 2 weeks ago

PM-JANMAN to cover Jenu Kurubas and Koragas in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Jenu Kurubas and Koragas of Karnataka will benefit from the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan or PM-JANMAN programme targeted at Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group. Prabha Urs, Deputy Director of Karnataka State Tribal Research Centre in Mysuru, told The Hindu that the Union Cabinet approved the PM-JANMAN programme to cover all the 75 PVTG communities in India with an …

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No drop in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups population, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
1 year ago

No drop in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups population, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

December 07, 2023 12:14 am | Updated 11:04 am IST - NEW DELHI The Tribal Affairs Ministry on December 6 insisted in the Rajya Sabha that the population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups was not in decline, citing information provided by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. However, information, as provided by the Office of …

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PM Modi launches 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' by flagging of IEC vans in Jharkhand
1 year, 1 month ago

PM Modi launches 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' by flagging of IEC vans in Jharkhand

Op India  

With an eye on attaining saturation of flagship schemes of the government and taking to beneficiaries in a time-bound manner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Janajatiya Gaurav Divas on Wednesday launched a special initiative. Through the initiative called ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’, the focus would be to reach out to people and create awareness and provide benefits …

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PM launches Rs 24,000-crore project for vulnerable tribal groups, releases Rs 18,000 crore for PM Kisan scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

PM launches Rs 24,000-crore project for vulnerable tribal groups, releases Rs 18,000 crore for PM Kisan scheme

Firstpost  

In order to support the comprehensive development of around 28 lakh PVTGs nationwide, PM Modi on Wednesday launched worth Rs 24,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Mission on Wednesday. He also released Rs 18,000 crore as the 15th installment of PM Kisan scheme In order to support the comprehensive development of around 28 lakh PVTGs nationwide, Prime Minister Narendra …

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PM Modi to launch PM-PVTG Mission, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
1 year, 1 month ago

PM Modi to launch PM-PVTG Mission, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the PM-PVTG Development Mission — a scheme meant for the overall development of around 28 lakh people from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups — in a special programme to mark the birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda on November 15, which has been celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas for three years now. In …

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The tale of tribal loss
1 year, 5 months ago

The tale of tribal loss

The Hindu  

To welcome someone who is not a part of their tribe, the Khond women in Kothaveedhi village, in Cheedikada mandal of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh, wash their feet and hands. “We find that our names have been removed from the digitised land records and this practically makes us homeless people, despite being the tillers of this 65 cents of …

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Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?
1 year, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?

The Hindu  

On June 12, Vetla Mutyala Reddi, 36, from the Konda Reddi tribe, put forward his charter of 10 demands to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Aims to irrigate 4.36 lakh hectares, generate 960 MW of hydropower, supply drinking water to 611 villages 80 TMC of Godavari water to be diverted to the Krishna …

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Centre looking to design Human Development Index for 28 lakh Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre looking to design Human Development Index for 28 lakh Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

The Hindu  

The Union government is now looking to design a survey that can gauge the Human Development Index specifically for about 28 lakh people of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups living in over 22,000 villages across the country, Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said on Wednesday in New Delhi. This will also be able to quantify how government policies are changing …

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