Lok Sabha Question No. 3224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Villages under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-†3224

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/03/2025

## VILLAGES UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI JANJATIYA UNNAT GRAM ABHIYAAN

## †3224.   SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  villages  selected  so  far  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjatiya  Unnat  Gram  Abhiyan (PMJUGA) in tribal-dominated areas along with the number of villages benefited and  yet to  be benefited, State-wise;
- (b) whether the tribal communities are provided with health, education, skill development and infrastructure development under the said abhiyaan and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  works  undertaken  under  the  said  abhiyaan  in  Dungarpur-Banswara  of  Banswara Parliamentary Constituency, gram panchayat-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to expand the coverage of the said abhiyaan by increasing the budget and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a)  to  (c) Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (name as per budget announcment 2024-25) has been launched as Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan by Hon'ble PM on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of  25 interventions implemented by 17 line Ministries and aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in  63,843 villages, improve access to health, education, Anganwadi facilities and providing livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years including  1538  villages  in  Banswara  Parliamentary  Constituency.  The  State/UT-wise  coverage  of  villages under this Abhiyan is at Annexure-I .   Each Ministry has been allocated budget and targets under Abhiyan and responsible for  implementing the intervention assigned to it.  The Abhiyan aims at Saturation through convergence and outreach. The actual coverage of beneficiaries in a particular to the States / UTs including Rajasthan  is  subject  to  meeting  eligibility  criteria  of  specific  guidelines  of  concerned  interventions.  The details of activities approved by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in Banswara and Dungarpur districts based on the proposals  of  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  under  the  abhiyan  are  at Annexure-II .  Further,  as  per information from Ministry of Jal Shakti, out of total coverage of 1698 villages in Banswara and Dungarpur districts, 149 villages have been saturated for drinking water supply. Ministry of Education has sanctioned 3 hostels  in  Banswara  district  and  4  hostels  in  Dungarpur  district.  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has sanctioned 27789 awas in Banswara district and 19582 awas in Dungarpur district. Ministry of Women and Child Development has sanctioned 7 AWCs in Banswara district and 3 AWCs in Dungarpur district

(d) The abhiyan has been launched on 2nd October, 2024 and is for the period of 5 years from 2024-25 to 2028-29 with budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr).

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Annex referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3224 for answer on 20.03.2025 raised by Shri Rajkumar Roat regarding 'Villages under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan'

The State/UT-wise coverage of villages under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

| S.No   | Name of State                              |   Total Number of Villages |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH                             |                        878 |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          |                        329 |
| 3      | ASSAM                                      |                       3161 |
| 4      | BIHAR                                      |                        771 |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH                               |                       6691 |
| 6      | GOA                                        |                         25 |
| 7      | GUJARAT                                    |                       4265 |
| 8      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           |                        270 |
| 9      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          |                        393 |
| 10     | JHARKHAND                                  |                       7139 |
| 11     | KARNATAKA                                  |                       1089 |
| 12     | KERALA                                     |                         89 |
| 13     | LADAKH                                     |                        143 |
| 14     | LAKSHADWEEP                                |                          2 |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH                             |                      11377 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA                                |                       4975 |
| 17     | MANIPUR                                    |                        516 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA                                  |                       1437 |
| 19     | MIZORAM                                    |                        383 |
| 20     | NAGALAND                                   |                        608 |
| 21     | ODISHA                                     |                       7667 |
| 22     | RAJASTHAN                                  |                       6019 |
| 23     | SIKKIM                                     |                        119 |
| 24     | TAMILNADU                                  |                        248 |
| 25     | TELANGANA                                  |                        924 |
| 26     | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU |                         76 |
| 27     | TRIPURA                                    |                        392 |
| 28     | UTTAR PRADESH                              |                        517 |
| 29     | UTTARAKHAND                                |                        128 |
| 30     | WEST BENGAL                                |                       3212 |
| Total  | Total                                      |                      63843 |

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3224 for answer on 20.03.2025 raised by Shri Rajkumar Roat regarding 'Villages under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan'

The details of activities approved by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in Banswara and Dungarpur districts based on the proposals of State Government of Rajasthan under the abhiyan under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

## i. Construction of Hostels:

(Amount in Lakhs)

|   . No. | Name of Dilapidated ashram hostel                                              | District   |   Approved Fund |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Government Tribal Boys Ashram Hostel Narwali, Panchayat Samiti Ghatol          | Banswara   |             275 |
|       2 | Government Tribal Boys Ashram Hostel Roop Ji Ka Kheda, Panchayat Samiti Ghatol | Banswara   |             275 |
|       3 | Government Tribal Boys Ashram Hostel Ramgarh, Panchayat Samiti Banswara        | Banswara   |             275 |
|       4 | Government Tribal Boys Ashram Hostel Talwara, Panchayat Samiti Talwara         | Banswara   |             275 |
|       5 | Government Tribal Boys Ashram Hostel Bagidaura, Panchayat Samiti Bagidaura     | Banswara   |             275 |

## ii. Construction of Toilet Blocks

|   Sl. No. | Name of Residential School                                        | District   |   Unit |   Approved Fund |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|-----------------|
|         1 | Girls Residential School Harengji Ka Kheda, Ghatol (Capacity 270) | Banswara   |      1 |              20 |
|         2 | Girls Residential School Sagwara (Capacity 270)                   | Dungarpur  |      1 |              20 |
|         3 | Boys Model Public School Surpur Dungarpur (Capacity 350)          | Dungarpur  |      1 |              20 |

- iii. District level FRA cells have also been approved in Banswara and Dungarpur district.

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