- The Government has been implementing several schemes/programmes aimed at improving human development indices like Integrated Child Development Services and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana of Ministry of Women and Child Development, National Health Mission and Mission Indradhanush of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Mid Day Meals Scheme and Samagra Shiksha of Ministry of Human Resources Development, Drinking Water & Total Sanitation Campaign of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Targeted Public Distribution System of Department of Food & Public Distribution etc.
- Apart from giving grants for gap filling in respect of sectors like education, health etc., Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides untied funds for demand driven interventions for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
- Besides a number of schemes of Government of India and the State Governments where PVTG population are also benefitted along with other population, Ministry of Tribal Affairs administers a scheme namely ‘Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)’ specifically for the PVTG population.
- The scheme covers the 75 identified PVTGs in 18 States, and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, details of which are given below.The scheme aims at planning their socio-economic development in a comprehensive manner while retaining the culture and heritage of the communities by adopting habitat level development approach.
- Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to the State/UT Governments based on their proposals for development of tribal people in the sectors of education, housing, land distribution, land development, agricultural development, animal husbandry, construction of link roads, installation of non-conventional sources of energy for lighting purpose, social security or any other innovative activity meant for the comprehensive socio-economic development of PVTGs and to fill in the critical gaps.
About Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)
- The criteria for identifying Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups are: –
- Pre-agricultural level of technology,
- Low level of literacy,
- Economic backwardness,
- A declining or stagnant population.
The details of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in the country, State and UT-wise are given below:-
| Name of States/Union Territory |
S. No | Name of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group(s) |
|
Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana) | 1 | Chenchu |
| 2 | Bodo Gadaba | |
| 3 | Gutob Gadaba | |
| 4 | Dongaria Khond | |
| 5 | Kutia Kondha | |
| 6 | Kolam | |
| 7 | Konda Reddi | |
| 8 | Kondasavara | |
| 9 | Bondo Porja | |
| 10 | Khond Porja | |
| 11 | Parengi Porja | |
| 12 | Tothi | |
|
Bihar (including Jharkhand) | 13 | Asur |
| 14 | Birhor | |
| 15 | Birjia | |
| 16 | Hill Kharia | |
| 17 | Korwa | |
| 18 | Mal Paharia | |
| 19 | Parhaiya | |
| 20 | Sauria Paharia | |
| 21 | Savara | |
| Gujarat | 22 | Kolgha |
| 23 | Kathodi | |
| 24 | Kotwalia | |
| 25 | Padhar | |
| 26 | Siddi | |
| Karnataka | 27 | Jenu Kuruba |
| 28 | Koraga | |
|
Kerala | 29 | Cholanaikayan |
| 30 | Kadar | |
| 31 | Kattunayakan | |
| 32 | Koraga | |
| 33 | Kurumbas | |
|
Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) | 34 | Abujh Maria |
| 35 | Baiga | |
| 36 | Bharia | |
| 37 | Birhor | |
| 38 | Hill Korba | |
| 39 | Kamar | |
| 40 | Sahariya |
| Maharashtra | 41 | Katkaria /kathodi | |
| 42 | Kolam | ||
| 43 | Maria Gond | ||
| Manipur | 44 | Maram Naga | |
|
Odisha | 45 | Chukutia Bhunjia | |
| 46 | Birhore | ||
| 47 | Bondo | ||
| 48 | Didayi | ||
| 49 | Dongaria Khond | ||
| 50 | Juang | ||
| 51 | Kharia | ||
| 52 | Kutia Kondha | ||
| 53 | Lanjia Saura | ||
| 54 | Lodha | ||
| 55 | Mankirdia | ||
| 56 | Paudi Bhuiya | ||
| 57 | Saura | ||
| Rajasthan | 58 | Saharia | |
| Tamil Nadu | 60 | Kattunayakan | |
| 61 | Kota | ||
| 62 | Korumba | ||
| 63 | Paniyan | ||
| 64 | Toda | ||
| Tripura | 65 | Raing | |
| Uttar Pradesh (including Uttrakhand) | 66 | Buksa | |
| 67 | Raji | ||
| West Bengal | 68 | Birhor | |
| 69 | Lodha | ||
| 70 | Totos | ||
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 71 | Great Andamanese | |
| 72 | Jarawa | ||
| 73 | Onge | ||
| 74 | Sentinelese | ||
| 75 | Shompen |
