According to the sources, the government will announce a 24,000 crore rupee scheme for holistic development of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.
In the budget of this year, the government announced the launch of the Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission to improve the socio-economic conditions of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
The number of PVTGs is 75 in 18 States and Union Territories. They are living in 22 thousand 544 villages having a population of around 28 lakhs.
As part of the mission, the government plans to saturate PVTG families and habitations with basic facilities like electricity, road and telecom connectivity, clean drinking water and sanitation, safe housing, improved access to education, health and nutrition and sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Government will implement the Mission through the convergence of 11 interventions of nine Ministries.
Further, the government will ensure saturation for schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna, Sickle Cell Disease Elimination, TB Elimination, 100 % immunisation, PM Surakshit Matritva Yojana, PM Matru Vandana Yojana, PM Poshan, and PM Jan Dhan Yojana.
In 1975, the Government of India initiated the identification of the most vulnerable tribal groups as a separate category called PVTGs.
