Two persons from the Kutia Kondh community, one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Odisha, attended the 75th Republic Day parade in New Delhi as special guests.
- Every year, representatives from PVTG are invited by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs as guests for Republic Day celebrations.
- The tribal community is confined to Belaghara area in Kandhamal district.
- Kutia Kondha is one of the primitive sections of the Kondha tribe.
- The Kondha’s who live in hill tops and valleys are known as Kutia Kondha. Whereas those who live in high land and near the streams are called Dongria Kondha and kondhas who are residing in plain areas are known as Desia kondh.
