News Muncher - searching for odisha

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 …

Odisha

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 …

Paving way for modification in the lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the State of Odisha, the Parliament on Thursday cleared the Constitution Orders Bill, 2024.Prepared on recommendations of Odisha government, after consultation with the Registrar General of India and the National Commissions for. Paving way for modification in the lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for …

Odisha Government

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 …