Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan

Background

The Union Cabinet during November 2023 approved Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) with total outlay of Rs.24,104 crore (Central Share:Rs.15,336 crore and State Share: Rs.8,768 crore) to focus on 11 critical interventions through 9 line Ministries. The scheme is implemented during FY 2023-24 to 2025-26.

Background

India has ST population of 10.45 crore as per 2011 census, out of which 75 communities located in 18 States and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been categorized as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). These PVTGs continue to face vulnerability in social, economic and educational fields.

As announced in the Budget Speech 2023-24, “to improve socio-economic conditions of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), Pradhan Mantri PVTG of Development Mission will be launched. This will saturate PVTG households and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, and sustainable livelihood opportunities. An amount of Rs.15,000 crore will be made available to implement the Mission in the next three years under the Development Action Plan for the Scheduled Tribes (DAPST).”

The PM-JANMAN (comprising Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes) to focus on 11 critical interventions through 9 Ministries including Ministry of Tribal Affairs which are as follows:

S.No.	Activity	No. of Beneficiary / Targets	Cost norms
1	Provision of pucca houses	4.90 lakh	Rs 2.39 lakhs /house
2	Connecting roads	8000 KM	Rs 1.00 Cr/Km
3a	Piped Water Supply	All PVTG habitations including 4.90 lakhs HHs to be constructed under the mission	As per schematic norms
3b	Community water supply	2500 Villages/ habitations with population of less than 20 HHs	As per actual cost arrived
4	Mobile Medical Units with medicine cost	1000 (10/district)	Rs 33.88 lakhs/MMU
5a	Construction of hostels	500	Rs 2.75 Cr/hostel
5b	Vocational education & skilling	60 Aspirational PVTG blocks	Rs 50 lakhs/block
6	Construction of Anganwadi Centers	2500	Rs 12 lakhs/AWC
7	Construction of Multipurpose Centers (MPC)	1000	Rs 60 lakhs/MPC Provision of ANM and Anganwadi worker in each MPC
8a	Energization of HHs (Last mile connectivity)	57000 HHs	Rs 22,500/HH
8b	Provision of 0.3 KW solar off-grid system	100000 HHs	Rs 50,000/HH or as per actual cost
9	Solar lighting in streets & MPCs	1500 units	Rs 1,00,000/unit
10	Setting up of VDVKs	500	Rs 15 lakhs/VDVK
11	Installation of mobile towers	3000 villages	As per schematic norms cost

Other than the interventions mentioned above, the following intervention of other Ministries will be part of Mission:

Ministry of Ayush will set up Ayush Wellness Centre as per existing norms and Ayush facilities will be extended to PVTG habitations through Mobile Medical Units.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will facilitate skill and vocational training in PVTG habitations, Multipurpose centres and hostels as per the suitable skills of these communities.

Source : PIB

Last Modified : 1/23/2024

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