Tribal Community

Rs 70,000 cr corridor for tribal dominated region in Budget 2023-24: Govt

To push rail infrastructure and connectivity in tribal dominated regions, the detailed project report of a new line "Janjatiya Gaurav Corridor" -- provided in the Union Budget for FY 2023-24 -- has been taken up, the government informed Lok Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply, Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the DPRs of the projects identified under the corridor, costing Rs 70,000 crore, including those falling fully or partly in Odisha have been taken up which includes consultations with various stakeholders including state governments, public representatives, and organisations/rail users/tribal people etc among others. "In order to push the rail infrastructure in tribal dominated regions and to promote the rail connectivity in such regions in coming years, an umbrella work of new line as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Corridor' costing Rs 70,000 crore has been provided in the Budget for FY 2023-24 subject to requisite government approvals. "Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of the ...

As Madhya Pradesh election nears, focus back on tribal communities

PESA is not just an Act, it is a campaign to change the lives of tribal communities, Chouhan said

Tribals were deprived of development for decades: PM Modi attacks Congress

If the Congres had worked with dedication for tribals, we wouldn't have to work so hard for their welfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President

Tribal economy set to get a fillip; Madhya Pradesh govt notifies PESA Act

According to the state forest minister Vijay Shah, in this year's Van Mela, forest products worth Rs 3 crore were sold

Centre is committed to empowering tribal communities: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday emphasized the need for working towards empowering the tribal communities, and said that the Centre's motto is 'Sab ka Sath, Sab ka Vikas'

Nearly 50% of displaced Mizoram tribal voters enrolled in Tripura: Officers

These voters are part of the 37,136 displaced Reang tribals, who migrated from Mizoram and sheltered in seven refugee camps in northern Tripura since 1997.

PM Modi asks state govts to prepare roadmap to develop Mangarh Dham

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments should prepare a roadmap to develop Mangarh Dham, the site of a tribal uprising against the British that has now been declared a national monument. The dham, a memorial for around 1,500 tribals massacred by the British army in 1913, is located in Rajasthan's Banswara district close to the borders of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, a region with a large tribal population. The four states together under the leadership of the Centre can develop the dham more so that tribal leader Govind Guru's place, Mangarh Dham, can get a global identity, the prime minister said addressing a gathering, comprising tribals, among others, here. Those massacred in 1913 were being led by social reformer and tribal leader Govind Guru, who the prime minister said was a hero to lakhs of tribal people and a revolutionary. The event is also being seen as the BJP's outreach to the community ahead of the

MP polls: A possible Cong-JAYS tie-up, Bhim Army moves liven up politics

Apart from this, in a recent development the Bhim Army is trying to make inroads into state politics

1,898 tribal women from Jharkhand offered jobs to mark PM Modi's birthday

Around 1,900 tribal women from Jharkhand were offered jobs during an employment drive conducted by Tata Electronics Limited in collaboration with the Union Tribal Affairs Ministry to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, a statement said. The two-day recruitment drive was organized at Khunti, Saraikela, Chaibasa and Simdega districts of Jharkhand on September 18 and 19. The women will be employed at the company's facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. More than 2,600 women participated in the recruitment drive from the rural areas of the districts, of which 1,898 have been selected, the ministry said in the statement. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said the drive was aimed at empowering young tribal women, and thanked Tata Electronics Ltd for providing them opportunities to work and upgrade their skills. Munda will on Tuesday flag off a special train which will carry the first batch of 822 tribal women from Ranchi to Hosur. The remaining candidates will be sent in the second .

Govt clears proposal to grant ST status to several communities in 5 states

Basically due to spelling errors and similar sounding names of several communities, these could not be brought under ST category for a very long time, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said

Droupadi Murmu makes history; first tribal to be elected India's President

Gets more than 64% of the votes cast; first tribal woman to occupy the highest office

Institutions, states should come together to plan for welfare of tribals

Union minister Arjun Munda has said that people from different states and institutions in the country should come together to chalk out a plan for the welfare of tribals

J&K: Civil Services exam coaching scheme launched for Tribal students

The Jammu and Kashmir Tribal Affairs Department has launched a new scheme for government sponsored coaching of Tribal students aspiring for UPSC Civil Services Examination, officials said on Friday.

Why Anusuiya Uike's name is surfacing as possible presidential candidate

Anusuiya has served as Minister for Women and Child Development in Arjun Singh's Cabinet in MP and as a member of various commissions at the national level

Chhattisgarh governor meets PM, seeks special package for Bastar, Surguja

The governor also urged PM Modi to upgrade universities located in the tribal-dominated districts as central tribal universities in the interest of tribal communities

Cabinet okays 32,000-km roads, telecom towers in tribal areas

The Union cabinet approved putting up telecom towers in 7,287 villages in such areas

Ignored by Congress, tribals now partners in development: PM Modi

Modi said tribals were now benefitting from various welfare schemes launched by the BJP-led government

48 million vaccine jabs given in tribal districts till July 15: Govt

A total of 4.81 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in 176 identified tribal districts across 25 states till July 15, the government has informed Lok Sabha. The Centre, however, said it does not maintain "centralised data on COVID-19 mortality with urban, rural, tribal breakup". Replying to a question, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh Saruta said, "The COVID-19 vaccination drive does not make any discrimination on the basis of gender, socio-economic class or residence, etc." However, all efforts have been made to ensure vaccination of people in tribal areas, including options of registration at common service centres, 'walk-in registration' at Covid vaccination centre and 'near-to-home vaccination centres' for elderly people and people with disabilities, she said on Monday. "The CoWIN portal does not maintain records of religion or caste of the beneficiaries. However, in the 176 identified tribal districts, as on July 15, a total of 4.81 crore doses

Adopt good habits of tribal communities to keep Covid-19 at bay: Naidu

The tribal population in Odisha was largely untouched by the Covid-19 pandemic

Implementation of NRC and CAA: Why a bureaucratic nightmare may be at hand

If the govt goes ahead with the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, the process for the entire population may span 60-70 years - a test for India's under-staffed bureaucracy