PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan:
Finance Minister announced the launch of the PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan, aimed at providing basic facilities to five crore Scheduled Tribe families across 63,000 villages in tribal-majority and aspirational districts.
- This scheme is designed after PM-JANMAN for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
- The 2024-25 budget allocated ₹13,000 crore for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, with a significant portion going to Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
- Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities.
- This initiative aims to provide saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts, covering 63,000 villages and benefiting 5 crore tribal people.
- This initiative is a testament to the Government’s commitment to the integrated socio-economic growth, infrastructure development, and generation of economic opportunities for the upliftment of tribal communities across India
