Adi Yuva Fellowship & Adi Karmayogi Volunteers Programme:
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in partnership with the United Nations in India, launched the Adi Yuva Fellowship and the Adi Karmayogi Volunteers Programme under the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan.
- Adi Yuva Fellowship is supported by United Nations India.
- It is a first-of-its-kind programme designed to empower tribal youth through structured learning, mentorship, and career development.
- Under this initiative selected tribal youth will undertake a 12-month paid Fellowship, with a tailored learning plan that balances knowledge-building, on-the-job experience, and reflective practice.
- Fellows will receive monthly allowances, comprehensive health and life insurance, and access to high-quality UN and commercial learning platforms.
- This programme will link Fellows to national skilling and employability schemes such as PMKVY 4.0, NAPS, and PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana.
- The fellows will be selected through a competitive process and placed with UN agencies at the national, state, and district levels.
- Adi Karmayogi Volunteers Programme is supported by UNFPA.
- It will equip tribal youth to act as catalysts for grassroots change and strengthen last-mile service delivery in tribal regions.
- 82 UN Community Volunteers as Adi karmayogi Volunteers have been deployed across 82 blocks in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthanfor an intensive two-month grassroots engagement.
- Under this, volunteers will support Village Vision 2030 planning, awareness drives, outreach, and improved access to schemes and services.
