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Prime Minister launched ‘Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA)’ in Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Posted 04 Oct 2024

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The scheme is named after Birsa Munda (popularly known as Dharti Aaba), the tribal leader who resisted the British Empire and led ‘Ulgulan movement’. 

About DAJGUA

  • Background: Originally coined as the PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM-JUGA), the scheme is a package for basic scheme saturation in tribal-majority villages
  • Aim: To address critical gaps in social infrastructure, health, education, and livelihood development across approximately 63,000 tribal villages.
  • Beneficiaries: Over 5 crore tribal people across 30 states and Union Territories (UTs). 
  • Collaborative approach: It integrated 25 interventions across 17 ministries and departments of the Government of India.
  • Funding: To be shared between Centre and State
  • Tenure: 5 Years (2024-25 to 2028-29)
  • Monitoring: PM GatiShakti Portal will be leveraged

About Tribal Population of India

  • Current population: Around 8.6% of the population are ST (Census 2011)
    • There are over 730 Scheduled Tribes notified under Article 342 of the Constitution of India.
  • Challenges: Low education, poor health, displacement due to development projects, etc. 
  • Initiatives for empowerment: Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana, Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojna, etc.
  • Tags :
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
  • PM GatiShakti Portal
  • Article 342
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