**Executive Summary**
The document provides information related to the Indian government's initiatives for the development and welfare of tribal communities. It discusses the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha AbhiyaN (PM JANMAN) launched on November 15th, 2023, and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), along with their objectives, interventions, and progress as of December 31, 2025 and March 31st, 2025. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) is leading these efforts.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PM JANMAN Initiative:**
* Launched to improve the socio-economic conditions of 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) across 18 states and 1 UT.
* Aims to provide basic facilities like safe housing, clean drinking water, education, health, nutrition, connectivity, electrification, and livelihood opportunities within 3 years.
* Implemented through 11 interventions by 9 line ministries.
* **DAJGUA Initiative:**
* Builds on PM-JANMAN for holistic and sustainable development of tribal populations in villages.
* Aims to saturate service infrastructure in high concentration tribal villages and aspirational blocks.
* Employs 25 interventions across 17 ministries, including MoTA.
* Budget: Rs. 79,156 Cr (Rs. 56,333 Cr central share and Rs. 22,823 Cr state share) for five years.
* Covers 63,843 villages, nearly 5 crore people, 549 districts, and 2,911 blocks in 26 States and 4 Union Territories.
* **Ministry-wise Progress (PM JANMAN):** (as of 31.12.2025)
* Details the physical achievements of various ministries against their mission targets, including:
* Rural Development: Houses constructed and roads connected.
* Health and Family Welfare: Mobile Medical Units operationalized.
* Jal Shakti: Villages with piped water supply.
* Women and Child Development: Anganwadi Centres operational.
* Education: Hostels constructed.
* Power: Unelectrified households electrified.
* New and Renewable Energy: Households electrified through solar power.
* Communications: Mobile towers installed.
* Tribal Affairs: Multipurpose Centers and VDVKS Business Started.
* **Ministry-wise Progress (DAJGUA):** (as of 31.03.2025)
* Lists ministry-specific activities and mission targets for the period 2024-2028, covering areas like:
* Rural Development (MoRD): Construction of pucca houses and roads.
* Jal Shakti: Ensuring access to water for all eligible villages/hamlets.
* Power: Electrification of households and public institutions.
* New and Renewable Energy: Providing solar power.
* Health and Family Welfare: Implementing health infrastructure missions.
* Petroleum & Natural Gas: LPG connections.
* Women and Child Development: Upgrading Anganwadi Centres.
* Education: Building Hostels.
* AYUSH: Implementing National AYUSH Mission.
* Communications: Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
* Tourism: Promotion of Responsible Tourism.
* Skill Development and Entrepreneurship: Conducting skill training programs.
* Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: Providing agriculture support.
* Fisheries: Fisheries Support.
* Animal Husbandry and Dairying: Livestock support.
* Tribal Affairs: Projects related to SCA to TD.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Tribal Communities:**
* **Impact:** Improved socio-economic conditions through enhanced access to basic amenities, infrastructure, and livelihood opportunities.
* **Action Required:** Engage with government programs and utilize the offered resources for development and empowerment.
* **State Governments/UT Administrations:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for data collection, implementation, and monitoring of the initiatives at the ground level.
* **Action Required:** Effectively implement the schemes, ensure proper fund utilization, and report progress to the central government.
* **Ministries Involved:**
* **Impact:** Required to align their existing schemes and interventions to converge with the objectives of PM JANMAN and DAJGUA.
* **Action Required:** Implement specific interventions within their respective domains and ensure timely progress towards the defined targets.
* **Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA):**
* **Impact:** Central coordinating agency responsible for overseeing the implementation and monitoring the overall progress of the initiatives.
* **Action Required:** Ensure effective coordination among various stakeholders, allocate resources efficiently, and address any challenges in implementation.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha AbhiyaN (PM JANMAN): A mission launched for socio-economic development of 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) communities residing in 18 states and one UT.
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA): A multi-sectoral initiative which aims at the holistic and sustainable development of tribal populations in villages through the convergence of schemes of 17 ministries including MoTA with 25 interventions.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for the development and welfare of tribal communities in India.
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs): A sub-group of Scheduled Tribes with specific vulnerabilities, targeted by the PM JANMAN mission.
Development Action Plan for the Scheduled Tribes (DAPST): A plan from which funds are dovetailed into the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA).
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 165
TO BE ANSWERED ON- 29/01/2026
ASSESSMENT OF OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBALS
165 SHRI E T MOHAMMED BASHEER:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has conducted any comprehensive assessment to ascertain the extent
to which technological backwardness, inadequate digital connectivity, low levels of education,
poor health indicators, lack of skill development and persistent socio-economic disadvantages are
impeding the overall development, livelihood security and welfare of Scheduled Tribe
communities across the country particularly in remote, forest and geographically isolated areas;
and
(b) if so, the key findings of such assessments and the major structural and administrative gaps
identified therein?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SH. DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a & b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is committed to the development and welfares of tribal
community of India. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs through the State Governments/ UT
Administration/departments has undertaken habitation level data collection exercise through PM
Gati Shakti mobile application to estimate Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) population
figures and infrastructure gaps in order to cover PVTG population residing in villages &
habitations under PM JANMAN. Based on the data captured by State / UT Governments, mission
targets were laid down to cover specific developments gap like housing government facilities for
nutrition, connectivity etc. are given in (Annexure I).
On 15th November 2023, Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha AbhiyaN (PM JANMAN)
was launched for socio-economic development of 75 PVTG communities residing in 18 states and
one UT. The mission aims to provide basic facilities to improve their socio-economic conditions
such as safe housing, clean drinking water and improved access to education, health and nutrition,
road and telecom connectivity, electrification of unelectrified households and sustainable
livelihood opportunities in 3 years. These objectives are being met through 11 interventions
implemented by 9-line Ministries. Ministry wise progress of the interventions as on 31.12.2025 is
at (Annexure I).
DHARTI AABA JANJATIYA GRAM UTKARSH ABHIYAN(DAJGUA)
Building on the success of the PM-JANMAN scheme, MoTA has envisaged a new mega multi-
sectoral initiative named “Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan” which aims at the
holistic and sustainable development of tribal populations in villages through the convergence of
schemes of 17 ministries including MoTA with 25 interventions (Annexure-II). The program aims
to provide saturation of service infrastructure in all high concentration tribal villages andaspirational blocks having significant tribal population. The scheme earmarks Rs. 79,156 Cr,
comprising a central share of Rs. 56,333 Cr and a state share of Rs. 22,823 Cr for five years by
dovetailing funds from the Development Action Plan for the Scheduled Tribes (DAPST). Key
objectives include safe housing and clean drinking water, improved sanitation facilities, enhanced
access to education, health, and nutrition, better road and telecom connectivity, reliable electricity
supply and promotion of renewable energy, and sustainable livelihood opportunities through
scheme convergence.
The Abhiyan aims to cover the service infrastructure gaps in villages with high concentration of
tribals and tribal villages in Aspirational Blocks based on Antyodaya mission gap data (2022-23)
. The Abhiyan prioritizes these villages within aspirational blocks and extends beyond the
aspiration block and district program, encompassing a total of 63,843 villages and nearly 5 crore
people. It covers 549 districts and 2,911 blocks across all tribal-dominated villages in 26 States
and 4 Union Territories. The mission detalis are given in Annexure II.Annexure I
Ministry-wise progress of PM JANMAN as on 31.12.2025
Mission Target Sanction Physical
Name of Ministry Activity
(2023-2026) details Achievements
Provision of pucca 250374 houses
4.90 lakh houses 473939 houses
M/o Rural houses completed
Development 7316.62 km 1196 Km road
Connecting roads 8000 km road
road completed
1000 MMU (750
M/o Health and Mobile Medical 750 MMUs
MMUs sufficient to 750 MMUs
Family Welfare Units operationalized
cover all)
8199 Villages 100%
M/o Jal Shakti Piped Water Supply 19375 Villages 18693 Villages
Saturated
Construction and
M/o Women and 2251 AWCs made
running of 2500 2500 AWCs
Child Development operational.
Anganwadi Centres
Construction and 8 completed & 232
M/o Education 500 500 Hostels
running of hostels work started
Energization of 134995 HHs
M/o Power 145083 HHs 145083 HHs
unelectrified HHs Electrified
Households As per
M/o New and sanctioned under identification of 6154 HHs
8823 HHs
Renewable Energy New Solar Power beneficiaries Electrified
Scheme eligible for off-grid
4084
M/o Installation of Coverage of 4543 habitations 3006 Habitations
Communications mobile towers habitations planned for covered
Coverage
375 completed &
Multipurpose
1000 1000 MPCs 620 Construction in
Centers
M/o Tribal Affairs progress
Setting up of 450 VDVKs
500 539 VDVKs
VDVKs Business StartedAnnexure-II
Ministry wise progress details as on 31.03.2025 of DAJGUA
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi
DA-JGUA Progress-Line Ministry Sanction details as on 31st March 2025
S. No. Ministry Activity Mission Target (2024-2028)
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna
1 20 Lakhs pucca houses
(PMAY)- Gramin (MoRD)
Ministry of Rural
Development (MoRD)
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
2 25,000 Km Road
Yojna PMGSY (MoRD)
3 Ministry of Jal Shakti Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Every eligible village/Hamlet
Every unelectrified HH and
Revamped Distribution Sector
4 Ministry of Power unconnected public institutions (~ 2.35
Scheme - RDSS
lakh)
Ministry of New and New Solar Power Scheme- Every unelectrified HH and public
5
Renewable Energy PM Surya institutions not covered through grid.
PM Ayushman Bharat Health
Ministry of Health and family
6 Infrastructure Mission – PM 1000 MMUs
Welfare
ABHIM
Ministry of Petroleum &
7 LPG - Ujjwala Yojana 25 Lakhs LPG connections
Natural Gas
Ministry of Women and Child Anganwadi Centre- Poshan 8000 Saksham AWC(2000 New AWC
8
Development 2.0 (ICDS) & 6000 upgradation)
DoSE&L, Ministry of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
9 1000 hostels
Education (SSA)
10 Ministry of AYUSH National AYUSH Mission 700 Poshan Vatikas in EMRSUniversal Service Obligation
11 Ministry of Communications 5252 villages
Fund (USOF)
Responsible tourism (Swadesh
12 Ministry of Tourism 1000 Home stays
Darshan)
Ministry of Skill (i) Skilling Centres in tribal districts
Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)
13 Development and (ii) Training of 1000 VDVKs and
Scheme
Entrepreneurship tribal groups
Ministry of Agriculture and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Sustainable agriculture support to FRA
14
Farmers Welfare (RKVY) patta holders (~ 2 lakh)
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Support to tribal fishermen: 10,000
15 D/o Fisheries
Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) IFR and 1000 CFR
D/o Animal Husbandry and Livestock management support to
16 National Livestock Mission
Dairying 8500 IFR holders
100 TMMC - Mutli-purpose Marketing
17
Centres
Upgradation of Ashram Schools/Govt.
18
Schools & Hostels for Tribals
Ministry of Tribal Affairs PMAAGY/ SCA to TD
19 FRA Claim Support
CoC for Sickle Cell Disease in 17
20
states
## As per information provided by the respective Ministry.
# Schemes under the Abhiyan are covered subject to approval of respective scheme by cabinet.
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