In its findings, a parliamentary panel also finds poor reach of schemes overseen by National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation through state agencies.
Report tabled in Parliament Wednesday said only 4,288 of 29,000 villages (targeted by 2025-26) have been saturated under PM-JANMAN scheme. It also flagged unutilised funds.
Row over Kerala's lone BJP MP's words came soon after Union Minister of State George Kurian said Kerala should declare itself backward if it wants more funds from Centre.
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has launched initiatives to address infra, connectivity issues to improve healthcare in such areas & provide entrepreneurship ecosystem for tribal youth.
Panel was assessing progress of Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana. It found that development plans have been approved in only 52% of over 16,500 villages selected in 1st 2 years.
Project lays out 11 interventions for holistic development of 75 PVTGs in 18 states & UTs, comes ahead of polls in Telangana, Rajasthan, MP & Chhattisgarh which have vulnerable tribes.
Union tribal ministry is ‘in the process’ of sending a proposal for Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Mission to cabinet. Comes ahead of this year’s assembly polls.
Union tribal affairs ministry is set to launch a specially tailored version of the CBSE curriculum for AI in 54 Eklavya schools in tribal areas. Coding lessons have already started.
Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment noted delay in provision of smart classes and procurement of mobile tablets and educational kits at Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
State government hopes the decision will end middle-men monopoly on the procurement process, and provide a sustainable income for the tribals amid Covid-19 crisis.
From the buffalo herders who built one of the world’s greatest medieval ports to academics translating Sanskrit works, here is one part of the history of Indians in the Arab world.
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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