Parliament Question: Implementation of DAJGUA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 6227 TO BE ANSWERED ON-02/04/2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF DAJGUA

6227. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI TAPIR GAO:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

DR. VINOD KUMAR BIND:

SMT. HIMADRI SINGH:

SMT. ANITA NGARSINGH CHOUHAN

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of villages covered under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) since its launch in October 2024, State/UT and district-wise;

(b) the details of sector-wise interventions being implemented under the Abhiyan in areas such as infrastructure, health, education, Anganwadi services and livelihood generation, State/UT-wise;

(c) the institutional framework adopted for coordination among the participating Ministries and Departments for implementation of the Abhiyan;

(d) the details of financial outlay allocated under the programme, including the share of the Union and State Governments; and

(e) the progress achieved so far in bridging infrastructural and service delivery gaps in tribal-dominated villages under the initiative, State-wise, particularly in Madhya Pradesh, including Ratlam-Jhabua- Alirajpur, Lok Sabha Constituency? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a): Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) was launched by Hon’ble PM on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17-line Ministries and aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages, improve access to health, education, Anganwadifacilities and providing livelihood opportunities in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs during the period 2024-25 to 2028-29.

(b): The names of the sector-wise interventions included under the Abhiyan, covering the areas such as infrastructure, health, education, Anganwadi services and livelihood generation along with details of the Ministries/Departments involved therein are provided in the Annexure I.

(c): The implementation of the DAJGUA is supported by an institutional framework designed to ensure coordinated action among Stakeholders viz. participating Ministries, Departments, and State Governments. At the national level, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs functions as the nodal Ministry responsible for overall planning, policy guidance, and inter-ministerial coordination. Coordination mechanisms include inter-ministerial consultations, review meetings, and data sharing arrangements to monitor progress and address implementation challenges. The Ministry has also established a PMU at the national level. This unit works in close coordination with partner ministries to assess the progress of their respective interventions under the Abhiyan. At the State and district levels, State Governments play a key role in execution through existing administrative structures, with district administrations facilitating coordination among line departments to ensure integrated and timely delivery of services in tribal-dominated villages.

(d): The Abhiyan has total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr) for a period of 5 years, from 2024-25 to 2028-29. Each concerned Ministry has been allocated budget and targets under Abhiyan and responsible for implementing the intervention assigned to it.

(e): The current progress achieved so far in bridging infrastructural and service delivery gaps in tribal- dominated villages under the initiative in respect of interventions concerning various Ministries including Ratlam-Jhabua-Alirajpur Constituency of the State of Madhya Pradesh, is given at Annexure II.Annexure I Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6227 for answer on 02.04.2026 Name of the scheme and the S. No. Ministry ministry/department involved Ministry of Rural Development PMAY-G - Housing 1 ( MoRD) PMGSY - Roads 2 M inistry of Jal Shakti Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 3 Ministry of Power Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme – RDSS Ministry of New and Renewable New Solar Power Scheme- PM Surya Ghar 4 Energy Yojana Ministry of Health and Family Mobile Medical units under National Health 5 W elfare Mission Ministry of Women and Child 6 Anganwadi Centre- Poshan 2.0 (ICDS) D evelopment 7 D oSE&L, Ministry of Education Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Department of 8 Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) T elecommunication 9 Ministry of Tourism Responsible tourism (Swadesh Darshan) Ministry of Agriculture and Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana 10 F armers Welfare (PM-RKVY) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana D/o Fisheries

(PMMSY) 11 D/o Animal Husbandry and National Livestock Mission D airying Ministry of Skill Development 12 Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme and Entrepreneurship 13 M inistry of AYUSH Poshan Vatikas - National AYUSH Mission 14 M inistry of Panchayati Raj Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) Ministry of Petroleum & 15 LPG - Ujjwala Yojana N atural Gas Ministry of Electronics and 16 Digital initiatives I nformation Technology · Tribal Multi-purpose Marketing Centres · Improving infrastructure of Ashram Schools, 17 Ministry of Tribal Affairs Hostels, Govt./State Tribal Residential schools · Centre of Competencies for Sickle Cell Disease · (SCD) and counselling support,Name of the scheme and the S. No. Ministry ministry/department involved · Support for FRA & CFR Management interventionsAnnexure II Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6227 for answer on 02.04.2026 Physical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission S. Target till Target No Ministry Activity March Sanction Progress (2024- . 2026

2028) House PMAY-G House Sanctioned:

20 Lakhs 6 Lakhs Completed:7600 - Housing 1289251 Ministry of Rural 34 1 Development

(MoRD) PMGSY - 25,000 Km 7,500 2411.25 km of Work yet to Start Roads Road Villages roads sanctioned All Jal Jeevan Ministry of Jal villages to 1,500 Sanctioned Saturated 2 Mission

Shakti be villages Villages:63035 Villages: 28,303

(JJM) saturated Revamped

Sanctioned: Electrified: 59, Distributio 2.35 lakh 70,000 Ministry of 2,87,761(Househol 812 (Households 3 n Sector Household HHs to be Power ds and Public and Public Scheme – s electrified Institutions) Institutions) RDSS Provision of Solar New Solar Roof top at

Sanctioned: 4,099 Power 2000 Ministry of New HHs (100 in Scheme- institutions Installation yet 4 and Renewable Manipur and 3099 PM Surya and 100 to start Energy Arunachal Ghar model Pradesh) Yojana Solar Tribal Village Mobile Medical Ministry of units 1,000 100 154 MMU 5 Health and under 154 MMU MMUs MMUs operationalized Family Welfare National Health MissionPhysical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission S. Target till Target No Ministry Activity March Sanction Progress (2024- . 2026

2028) Ministry of Anganwad 2,000 New Women and i Centre- 875 AWCs Operationalized 6 Anganwadi 400 New Child Poshan 2.0 sanctioned 657 AWCs s Development (ICDS) Samagra DoSE&L, Foundation stone Shiksha 1,000 692 Hostels 7 Ministry of 300 hostels laid for 311 Abhiyan hostels sanctioned Education hostels

(SSA) Universal Department of Service 5,252 1500 Sanctioned Covered 8 Telecommunicati Obligation

villages Villages Villages: 5,252 Villages: 3,666 on Fund

(USOF) Projects worth Proposal from 17

17.7 Cr.

Responsib states has been 1000 Sanctioned in Ministry of le tourism 100 Home received and 9 Home AP, UK, UT of Tourism (Swadesh stays currently under stays Ladakh, MP, Darshan) consideration for Mizoram on approval

24.11.2025 Pradhan Mantri Agriculture Rashtriya 1,73,000 Ministry of support to 60000 Krishi beneficiaries 10 Agriculture and FRA patta beneficiari Vikas identified by Farmers Welfare holders (~ es Yojana MoA&FW 2 lakh) (PM- RKVY) Pradhan Support to Mantri tribal 3000 700 projects

Matsya fishermen: 5700 projects have 11 D/o Fisheries beneficiari have been Sampada 10,000 IFR been sanctioned es completed Yojana and 1000

(PMMSY) CFRPhysical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission S. Target till Target No Ministry Activity March Sanction Progress (2024- . 2026

2028) Rs. 8 Cr has Livestock been released by manageme D/o Animal National 2550 Projects sanctioned the department nt support Husbandry and Livestock beneficiari for Gujarat, MP, to 6 states in to 8500 Dairying Mission es Assam and JK 2025-26 (J&K, IFR GJ, TR, AS, MP holders and CG) 30 Skilling Centres have been inaugurated

(i) 30 9 skilling 30 Tribal Skilling across the Skilling Centres & Center has been country with Centres in training for sanctioned in 30 21713 Jan tribal 300 Ministry of Skill districts beneficiaries Shikshan districts VDVKs Development and enrolled. 1078 12 Sansthan Entrepreneurshi batches have

(JSS) p been formed.

Scheme

(ii) Identification of Training of State 1000 Training on 250 Implementing VDVKs VDVK Sanctioned Agencies have and tribal been identified groups for 264 VDVKs Poshan 111 Poshan Vatikas - 700 243 Poshan Vatika Vatikas planned Ministry of 13 National Poshan Sanctioned in in EMRS in AP, AYUSH AYUSH Vatikas EMRS Ar.P, Bihar and Mission Chattisgarh FRA awareness programs Rashtriya at all Gram Total ST Total ST Gram Sabhas, Ministry of participant targeted participant 14 Swaraj Sub- Panchayati Raj to be trained – trained – Abhiyan division 46,19,662 7,81,661

(RGSA) and districts dealing with FRAPhysical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission S. Target till Target No Ministry Activity March Sanction Progress (2024- . 2026

2028) 25 Lakhs Ministry of LPG - 65,184 Tribal LPG 7.5 Lakhs 15 Petroleum & Ujjwala Households connection HHs Natural Gas Yojana given SVs s Ministry of The intervention is proposed under the ‘Digital India’ Electronics & Digital programme, where projects would be sanctioned by the 16 Information Initiatives MeITY as applicable. However, as of date, MeITY has not Technology reported progress under the intervention.The interventions under DAJGUA, implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs are as

follows:

S. Intervention Physical progress No 1 Tribal Multipurpose 78 TMMCs have been approved for establishment across the Marketing Centre country. Works have started on 19 TMMCs, as on date, while

(TMMC) 39 TMMCs have been tendered.

2 Centres of Centres of Competence have been sanctioned in 15 states, competence for which include Odisha, Bihar, UK, Kerala, Rajasthan, Sickle Cell Disease Tamilnadu, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Telangana,

(SCD) Andhra Pradesh and Assam.

CoC is operational in Assam, while in Maharashtra, the CoC is ready for inauguration.

3 Forest Rights Act 433 FRA cells have been sanctioned in 20 states at the state

(FRA) Cell and district level.

4 Support for 920 CFRM approved with an outlay of Rs. 13060 Lakhs as on Preparation of date.

Community Forest Resource Management Plan

(CFRM) 5 SCD Awareness The scheme has been sanctioned in 17 states with an outlay of Rs. 1116.25 Lakhs.

6 Construction of 6,773 projects have been sanctioned under the scheme Ashram Schools ‘construction of Ashram School and Hostels’. As on date, & Hostels, repairing work is under progress or nearing completion in 417 schools.

etcThe progress of DAJGUA in the districts of Ratlam, Jhabua and Alirajpur is provided in the table as

below:

1. Ministry of Rural Development (PMAY-G) Name of the district Sanctioned Houses Completed houses Ratlam 16887 6211 Jhabua 38270 11607 Alirajpur 11317 6791

2. Ministry of Jal Shakti Name of the district No of DAJGUA villages No of Saturated villages Ratlam 338 85 Jhabua 650 483 Alirajpur 490 113

3. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Name of the district Sanctioned skilling centres Operationalized skilling centres Ratlam 1 1

4. Department of Telecom Name of the district USO covered villages Ratlam 1 Alirajpur 25. Projects sanction in Madhya Pradesh by Ministry of Tribal Affairs Fund Approved in Intervention District Unit Lakh FRA Cell Alirajpur 1 16.27 FRA Cell Jhabua 1 16.27 FRA Cell Ratlam 1 16.27 Hostel/Ashram/School repairs RATLAM 8 95.22 Construction of Hostel Superintendent Ratlam 12 273.36 Construction of 100-Seater Hostels Alirajpur 3 2400 Construction of 100-Seater Hostels Jhabua 5 4000 Construction of 100-Seater Hostels Ratlam 2 1600 *****