Why in News?
For the first time, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has urged the Registrar General of India to enumerate Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) separately in the upcoming Census, enabling precise data collection for better implementation of targeted welfare schemes across 18 states and 1 UT.
Description:
- PVTGs are the most vulnerable among Scheduled Tribes.
- Declared on the basis of the Dhebar Commission (1973) recommendations.
- 1975: 52 groups identified as PVTGs.
- Currently: 75 PVTGs out of 705 Scheduled Tribes (Census 2011).
- Spread across 18 States + 1 UT (Andaman & Nicobar Islands).
- Odisha has the highest number of PVTGs (population >2.5 lakh).
Characteristics of PVTGs
- Population – stagnant/declining.
- Technology – pre-agricultural level of technology.
- Literacy – extremely low.
- Economy – subsistence level, hunting/gathering, shifting cultivation.
Government Schemes
- Scheme: Development of PVTGs (by Ministry of Tribal Affairs).
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme, with 100% Central assistance.
- Covers 18 States + A&N Islands.
- Focus: socio-economic development while preserving culture & heritage.
- Covers education, health, housing, water supply, livelihood, connectivity.
Why do PVTGs need special focus?
- More advanced tribal groups corner most benefits of general tribal schemes.
- PVTGs remain excluded & marginalised.
- Require targeted, customised interventions.
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