Parliament Question: Implementation of DAJGUA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1971 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2026 Implementation of DAJGUA 1971. Sh. Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the estimated number of tribal beneficiaries under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) across various States and Union Territories; and (b) whether any mechanism has been put in place for monitoring and evaluating the impact of DAJGUA on social infrastructure, health, education and livelihood in tribal areas; and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY) (a) The number of tribal beneficiaries eligible to receive benefits under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) across various States and Union Territories is at Annexure I. (b): Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), the Ministry of Tribal Affairs have regular Inter – Ministerial and coordination meetings with line ministries under DAJGUA, to ensure effective implementation of the scheme. Further, regular review meetings are also held with respective States/ Districts Authority. Provision of PMU has also been made for effective monitoring and implementation of the scheme. Furthermore, through the initiatives Adi KarmaYogi Abhiyan, the Ministry has been actively encouraging community engagement and involvement also. The Monitoring and Evaluation Framework under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan also provides for a technology-enabled monitoring system through the PM GatiShakti Portal to track progress in real time.Annexure I Total Total Total Total ST S.No Name of State Number of Number of Number of Household Districts Blocks Villages 1 ANDHRA PRADESH 18 107 878 157638 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 23 84 329 40925 3 ASSAM 32 147 3161 398999 4 BIHAR 24 74 771 75070 5 CHHATTISGARH 32 138 6691 1103404 6 GOA 2 9 25 7227 7 GUJARAT 21 102 4265 1228970 8 HIMACHAL PRADESH 10 26 270 24423 9 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 20 112 393 91072 10 JHARKHAND 24 231 7139 967113 11 KARNATAKA 28 129 1089 155318 12 KERALA 4 9 89 53032 13 LADAKH 2 30 143 23816 14 LAKSHADWEEP 1 2 2 1733 15 MADHYA PRADESH 51 267 11377 1858795 16 MAHARASHTRA 32 214 4975 937393 17 MANIPUR 13 57 516 110530 18 MEGHALAYA 12 53 1437 199324 19 MIZORAM 11 26 383 80148 20 NAGALAND 16 74 608 176419 21 ODISHA 27 234 7667 1085661 22 RAJASTHAN 30 208 6019 1076190 23 SIKKIM 6 26 119 14901 24 TAMIL NADU 16 36 248 74079 25 TELANGANA 30 230 924 271029 THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND 26 DIU 2 2 76 28152 27 TRIPURA 8 52 392 181487 28 UTTAR PRADESH 26 47 517 51116 29 UTTARAKHAND 7 15 128 15581 30 WEST BENGAL 21 170 3212 364673 Total 549 2911 63843 10854218 *****