Parliament Question: Implementation of Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4300 TO BE ANSWERED ON-01/04/2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF DHARTI AABA JANJATIYA GRAM UKARSH ABHIYAN 4300 DR. ANIL SUKHDEORAO BONDE: SHRI UJJWAL DEORAO NIKAM: SHRI DEEPAK PRAKASH: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state (a) the number of villages, districts and States/UTs including Jharkhand covered under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan since its launch in October, 2024; (b) the details of sector-wise interventions being implemented under the Abhiyan in areas such as infrastructure, health education, Anganwadi services and livelihood generation; (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 Central and State Government; and (e) the current progress achieved so far in bridging infrastructural and service delivery gaps in tribal- dominated villages under the initiative? 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, Anganwadi facilities and providing livelihood opportunities in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs during the period 2024-25 to 2028-29 including 7139 villages in 24 districts of the State of Jharkhand. (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 andaddress 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. Details are attached as Annexure II. (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 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs’ is given at Annexure IIAnnexure I Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4300 for answer on 01.04.2026 S. Name of the scheme and the Ministry No. ministry/department involved Ministry of Rural Development PMAY-G - Housing 1 (MoRD) PMGSY - Roads 2 Ministry 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 Welfare Mission Ministry of Women and Child 6 Anganwadi Centre- Poshan 2.0 (ICDS) Development 7 DoSE&L, Ministry of Education Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) 8 Department of Telecommunication Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) 9 Ministry of Tourism Responsible tourism (Swadesh Darshan) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana 10 Welfare (PM-RKVY) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana D/o Fisheries 11 (PMMSY) D/o Animal Husbandry and Dairying National Livestock Mission Ministry of Skill Development and 12 Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme Entrepreneurship 13 Ministry of AYUSH Poshan Vatikas - National AYUSH Mission 14 Ministry of Panchayati Raj Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) 15 Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas LPG - Ujjwala Yojana Ministry of Electronics and 16 Digital initiatives Information Technology · Tribal Multi-purpose Marketing Centres · Improving infrastructure of Ashram Schools, Hostels, Govt./State Tribal Residential schools · Centre of Competencies for Sickle Cell Disease 17 Ministry of Tribal Affairs · (SCD) and counselling support, · Support for FRA & CFR Management interventions · Setting up of FRA Cells, and project management funds with incentives for top performing tribal districts.Annexure II Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) and (e) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4300 for answer on 01.04.2026 Physical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission Target S. Target till N Ministry Activity Sanction Progress (2024- March o. 2028) 2026 House House PMAY-G 20 Lakhs 6 Lakhs Sanctioned: Completed:760 Ministry of - Housing 1289251 034 Rural 1 Development 2411.25 km of PMGSY 25,000 7,500 Work yet to (MoRD) roads - Roads Km Road Villages Start sanctioned Jal All Saturated Ministry of Jal Jeevan villages to 1,500 Sanctioned 2 Villages: Shakti Mission be villages Villages:63035 28,303 (JJM) saturated Revampe Electrified: 59, d Sanctioned: 2.35 lakh 70,000 812 Ministry of Distributi 2,87,761(Househ 3 Househol HHs to be (Households Power on Sector olds and Public ds electrified and Public Scheme – Institutions) Institutions) RDSS Provision New of Solar Solar Roof top Sanctioned: Ministry of Power at 2000 4,099 HHs (100 New and Scheme- institution Installation yet 4 in Manipur and Renewable PM s and 100 to start 3099 Arunachal Energy Surya model Pradesh) Ghar Solar Yojana 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 Mission Ministry of Anganwa 2,000 Women and di New 875 AWCs Operationalize 6 400 New Child Centre- Anganwa sanctioned d 657 AWCs Development Poshan disPhysical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission Target S. Target till N Ministry Activity Sanction Progress (2024- March o. 2028) 2026 2.0 (ICDS) Samagra DoSE&L, Foundation Shiksha 1,000 300 692 Hostels 7 Ministry of stone laid for Abhiyan hostels hostels sanctioned Education 311 hostels (SSA) Universal Department of Service 5,252 1500 Sanctioned Covered 8 Telecommunica Obligatio villages Villages Villages: 5,252 Villages: 3,666 tion n Fund (USOF) Projects worth Proposal from 17 Responsi 17.7 Cr. states has been ble 1000 100 Sanctioned in Ministry of received and 9 tourism Home Home AP, UK, UT of Tourism currently under (Swadesh stays stays Ladakh, MP, consideration for Darshan) Mizoram on approval 24.11.2025 Pradhan Mantri Agricultu Ministry of Rashtriya re support 1,73,000 60000 Agriculture and Krishi to FRA beneficiaries 10 beneficiar Farmers Vikas patta identified by ies Welfare Yojana holders (~ MoA&FW (PM- 2 lakh) RKVY) Pradhan Support Mantri to tribal Matsya 3000 5700 projects 700 projects fishermen D/o Fisheries Sampada beneficiar have been have been : 10,000 Yojana ies sanctioned completed IFR and (PMMSY 1000 CFR 11 ) Livestock Rs. 8 Cr has managem Projects been released D/o Animal National 2550 ent sanctioned for by the Husbandry and Livestock beneficiar support to Gujarat, MP, department to Dairying Mission ies 8500 IFR Assam and JK 6 states in holders 2025-26 (J&K,Physical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission Target S. Target till N Ministry Activity Sanction Progress (2024- March o. 2028) 2026 GJ, TR, AS, MP and CG) 30 Skilling Centres have been (i) 30 9 skilling 30 Tribal inaugurated Skilling Centres & Skilling Center across the Centres in training has been country with Ministry of tribal for 300 sanctioned in 30 21713 Jan Skill districts VDVKs districts beneficiaries Shikshan Development enrolled. 1078 12 Sansthan and batches have (JSS) Entrepreneursh been formed. Scheme ip Identification (ii) of State Training Training on 250 Implementing of 1000 VDVK Agencies have VDVKs Sanctioned been identified and tribal for 264 groups VDVKs 111 Poshan Poshan Vatikas 243 Poshan Vatikas - 700 planned in Ministry of Vatika 13 National Poshan EMRS in AP, AYUSH Sanctioned in AYUSH Vatikas Ar.P, Bihar EMRS Mission and Chattisgarh FRA awareness programs at all Rashtriya Total ST Gram Total ST Gram participant Ministry of Sabhas, participant 14 Swaraj targeted to be Panchayati Raj Sub- trained – Abhiyan trained – division 7,81,661 (RGSA) 46,19,662 and districts dealing with FRAPhysical Targets and achievements-DAJGUA Mission Target S. Target till N Ministry Activity Sanction Progress (2024- March o. 2028) 2026 25 Lakhs Ministry of LPG - 65,184 Tribal LPG 7.5 Lakhs 15 Petroleum & Ujjwala Households connectio HHs Natural Gas Yojana given SVs ns Ministry of The intervention is proposed under the ‘Digital India’ Digital Electronics & programme, where projects would be sanctioned by the 16 Initiative Information MeITY as applicable. However, as of date, MeITY has not s 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 Marketing 78 TMMCs have been approved for establishment across the Centre (TMMC) country. Works have started on 19 TMMCs, as on date, while 39 TMMCs have been tendered. 2 Centres of competence for Centres of Competence have been sanctioned in 15 states, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) which include Odisha, Bihar, UK, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Assam. CoC is operational in Assam, while in Maharashtra, the CoC is ready for inauguration. 3 Forest Rights Act (FRA) Cell 433 FRA cells have been sanctioned in 20 states at the state and district level. 4 Support for Preparation of 920 CFRM approved with an outlay of Rs. 13060 Lakhs as on Community Forest Resource date. 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 Ashram 6,773 projects have been sanctioned under the scheme Schools & Hostels, repairing ‘construction of Ashram School and Hostels’. As on date, etc work is under progress or nearing completion in 417 schools. *****