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Odisha government plans Rs 734 crore international loan for PVTG development

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

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 …

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 …

Budget 2023 | Odisha may prove to be a first-mover in Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission

As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced to launch the Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission in order to saturate the PVTG families and habitations with basic facilities, Odisha being home to the highest number of PVTG communities in the country, is likely to be benefited the most. Union Finance Minister, in her Budget speech, said an amount of …

COVID-19 second wave hits tribal areas in Odisha

A large number of people belonging to different tribal communities of Odisha have been hit by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a concerned state government to pay special attention to safeguard them. By Friday evening, there are reports of 21 members of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group getting infected with COVID-19, Project Director of Odisha PVTG Empowerment …