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 …
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 …
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 …