Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: PM-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan will benefit over 10 lakh tribal households and 48 lakh population in Odisha, said an official on Thursday.
The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved PM-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan with total outlay of Rs 79,156 crore (Central share of Rs. 56,333 crore and state share of Rs 22,823 crore) for improving the socio-economic condition of tribal communities by adopting saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts.
This will cover around 63,000 villages benefitting more than 5 crores tribal people as announced in the Budget speech 2024-25. It will cover 549 districts and 2,740 blocks spread across all tribal majority villages across 30 states/UTs.
In Odisha, the initiative will cover 27 districts, 234 blocks, 7667 tribal majority villages. It will benefit 10,85,661 ST households and 48,15,670 ST populations, the official said.
The campaign also aims to promote innovative initiatives such as tribal home stay program, support for forest rights holders and sickle cell disease management.
The tribal villages covered under the campaign would be mapped on PM GatiShakti portal with the gaps identified by concerned department for its scheme specific requirements. The physical and financial progress will be monitored PM GatiShakti Platforms and the best performing districts will be awarded.
The PM-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan envisions saturation of critical gaps in social infra, health, education, livelihood, through different schemes of the central government by convergence and outreach and ensures holistic and sustainable development of tribal areas and communities.
The mission comprises of 25 interventions with will be implemented by 17-line ministries. Each ministry would be responsible for implementation of scheme related to it in a time bound manner through funds allocated to them under Development Action Plan for STs (DAPST) in next 5 years.
