Lok Sabha Question No. 3237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Implementation of Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ananta Nayak, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3237

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026

## Implementation of Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan

3237. Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya:

Shri Ananta Nayak:

Shri Naba Charan Majhi:

Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi:

Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind:

Shri Bhojraj Nag:

Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress made under the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan towards mobilising and training tribal leaders, including the number of Adi Karmayogis, Adi Sahyogis and Adi Saathis registered on the Portal, State/UT-wise and district-wise particularly in respect of Keonjhar Lok Sabha Constituency,  Kanker,  Kondagaon,  Balod  and  Dhamtari  districts  under  Kanker  Lok  Sabha Constituency and Palghar district in Maharashtra;
- (b) the status of establishment and operationalisation of Adi Sewa Kendras across tribal dominated districts, along with the details of services delivered through these centres, particularly in the above said areas;
- (c) the details of training modules conducted, participation levels and measurable outcomes in terms of improved service delivery, grievance redressal and community participation with specific reference to said areas;
- (d) whether any strategy has been devised to scale up outreach, capacity building and convergence under the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan during the remaining period of implementation, including the said areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan (AKA), significant progress has been made in mobilising and training grassroots tribal leadership through a structured cascading capacity-building model. As of February 2026, the initiative has mobilised approximately 20 lakh Adi Karmayogis across 1 lakh villages in about 550 districts in 30 States/UTs. The programme has created a trained cadre including 210+ State Master Trainers (SMTs), over 2,200 District Master Trainers (DMTs), and more than 11,000 Block Master Trainers (BMTs). At the community level, 6,79,309 Adi Saathis and  4,03,306  Adi  Sahyogis  have  been  mobilised  and  registered  on  the  portal  to  support participatory planning, service delivery awareness, and community mobilisation in tribal areas. The table below presents the details of Adi Karmayogis, Adi Sahyogis and Adi Saathis registered on the portal particularly in respect of Keonjhar Lok Sabha Constituency, Kanker, Kondagaon,

Balod  and  Dhamtari  districts  under  Kanker  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  and  Palghar  district  in Maharashtra:

|   S. No. | District Name   | State Name   | Number of Adi Sahyogis registered   |   Number of Adi Saathis registered |
|----------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | Keonjhar        | Odisha       | 2592                                |                               3633 |
|        2 | Balod           | Chhattisgarh | 309                                 |                               2328 |
|        3 | Dhamtari        | Chhattisgarh | 1692                                |                                135 |
|        4 | Kondagaon       | Chhattisgarh | 1605                                |                               4584 |
|        5 | Kanker          | Chhattisgarh | Not registered on the portal        |                               1340 |
|        6 | Palghar         | Maharashtra  | 4899                                |                               5247 |

(b) To  strengthen  last-mile  governance  and  service  access,  the  Ministry  has  facilitated  the establishment  of  approximately  56,422  Adi  Sewa  Kendras  (ASKs)  across  tribal-dominated districts.  These  centres  function  as  community  facilitation  points  for  grievance  redressal, awareness on government schemes, and convergence of services relating to health, education, livelihoods and social protection. Through these centres, tribal communities receive support for accessing entitlements under various Central and State schemes, while also enabling communitylevel monitoring and participatory governance.

(c) Capacity  building  under  the  Abhiyan  has  been  undertaken  through  a  structured  training architecture  comprising  Regional  Process  Labs  (7  batches),  State  Process  Labs  (75  batches), District Process Labs (446 batches), and more than 1,580 Block Process Labs, along with Village Workshops  conducted  in  over  68,000  villages.  These  training  modules  focus  on  participatory village planning, service delivery convergence, grievance redressal mechanisms, and strengthening  Gram  Sabha-based  decision  making.  As  a  result,  54,324  village  workbooks  and 62,187  Village  Action  Plans  (VAPs)  have  been  uploaded  on  the  digital  platform,  reflecting enhanced community participation and improved planning for tribal development interventions.

(d) & (e) The Ministry is promoting convergence with line Ministries such as Health, Education, Women and Child Development, Forest and Panchayati Raj to ensure that the trained cadre of Adi Karmayogis supports effective delivery of government programmes in tribal areas. These efforts will  further  deepen participatory  governance and  strengthen last-mile service delivery in tribal districts.

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