FM notifies scheme to improve socio-economic condition of vulnerable tribes

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman recommended to start a programme to strengthen the socioeconomic standing of tribal tribes who are particularly vulnerable. In her presentation of the Union Budget for 2023–24 to Parliament, she announced that Rs 15,000 crore would be made available to carry out the Prime Minister's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PM–PVTG) development mission over the following three years under the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes.

"PM-PVTG development missions are being launched to improve socio-economic conditions of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups," the finance minister announced.

This will saturate PVTG families and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to health, education, nutrition, road and telecom connectivity and sustainable livelihood opportunity, she said.


"An amount of Rs 15,000 crore will be made available to implement the mission in the next three years," she added.

In the next three years, the Centre will recruit 38,800 teachers and support staff for 749 Eklavya Model Residential Schools servicing 3.5 lakh tribal students, Sitharaman highlighted.

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