Lok Sabha Question No. 1841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Strengthening of Service Delivery in PVTG Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Nalin Soren, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Shri Alok Sharma, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Kali Charan Singh, Shri Dilip Saikia, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Shri Mahesh Kashyap, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1841

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 11/12/2025

## STRENGTHENING OF SERVICE DELIVERY IN PVTG AREAS

## 1841. DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA:

SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SMT. HIMADRI SINGH:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH:

SMT. VIJAYLAKSHMI DEVI:

DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

DR. HEMANG JOSHI:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SHRI NALIN SOREN:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  service  delivery  in  Particularly Vulnerable  Tribal  Group  (PVTG)  areas  in  the  country,  State-wise  including  Dumka, Jharkhand  and  Jammu  and  Kashmir  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha Abhiyan  (PM-JANMAN)  alongwith  the  current  status  thereof  in  Shahdol  Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) the current status of Anganwadi Centers made functional under PM-JANMAN in PVTG areas in the country, State/UT-wise including the said regions/States;
- (c) the measures being taken to ensure effective delivery of services related to nutrition, health and Early Childhood Care and Education in PVTG areas, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the beneficiaries under the said scheme in Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency in Madhya Pradesh;

(e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  any  special  scheme  for  the  speedy construction of Anganwadi  Centers/availability of human  resources/establishment of permanent  buildings  for  the  said  centers  approved  under  PM-JANMAN  in  the  country including  Chatra  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  Jharkhand,  Mahasamund  Constituency  in Chhattisgarh and Palghar district in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the special initiatives taken/proposed to strengthen Anganwadi service to ensure regular nutrition  supplies,  increase  access  to  maternal/child  health  services/setting  up  of  mobile Anganwadi/mobile health units in PVTG areas, State-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): On  15th  November  2023,  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  AbhiyaN  (PM  JANMAN)  for  socio-economic  development  of  75 PVTG communities residing in 18 states including Dumka district, Jharkhand and one UT. The mission aims to provide basic facilities to improve their socio-economic conditions such as safe housing, clean drinking water and improved access to education, health and nutrition, road  and  telecom  connectivity,  electrification  of  unelectrified  households  and  sustainable livelihood opportunities in 3 years. These objectives are being met through 11 interventions implemented by 9-line Ministries. UT of Jammu and Kashmir has no identified PVTGs. The details of benefits given under PM JANMAN in Dumka district, Jharkhand and Anuppur, Katni,  Shahdol  and  Umaria  districts  under  Shahdol  Parliamentary  Constituency  since  its inception is given in Annexure I .

(b): The  status  of  Anganwadi  Centers  under  PM  JANMAN,  State/UT-wise,  being implemented by Ministry of Women and Child Development is given in Annexure II .

(c), (e) & (f): Ministry of Women and Child Development has informed that under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, six services viz. Supplementary Nutrition (SNP), Preschool Non-formal Education, Nutrition & Health Education, Immunization, Health Checkup  and  Referral  Services  are  related  to  health  and  are  provided  through  National  Health Mission (NHM) and Public Health Infrastructure of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a Centrally Sponsored mission, where the responsibility  for  implementation  of  various  components  lies  with  States  and  UTs.  This mission is a universal self-selecting umbrella scheme where there are no entry barriers for any beneficiary to register and receive services. This mission is being implemented across the country including PVTG areas.

The status of Anganwadi Centers in districts under  Chatra Parliamentary Constituency in Jharkhand, Mahasamund Constituency in Chhattisgarh and Palghar district in Maharashtra under PM JANMAN is given in Annexure III .

The status of mobile medical units under PM JANMAN, State/UT-wise, being implemented by Ministry of Health and Family is given in Annexure IV .

(d): Based on the data captured by States / UTs for habitation level data collection exercise, the number  of  PVTGs  in  Shahdol,  Sidhi  and  Singrauli  under  Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency  are  estimated  to  be  around  2  lakhs.  The  actual  number  beneficiaries  to  be covered  under  the  abhiyan  is  subjected  to  eligibility  criteria  of  specific  guidelines  of concerned interventions as per norms approved.

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1841 for answer on 11.12.2025 raised by Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva,      Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Kali Charan Singh, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Dr. Rajesh  Mishra,  Dr.  Manna  Lal  Rawat,  Smt.  Roopkumari  Choudhary,  Dr.  Hemang Joshi, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Alok Sharma,  Shri  Mahesh  Kashyap,  Shri  Jugal  Kishore  and  Shri  Balabhadra  Majhi regarding 'Strengthening of Service Delivery in PVTG Areas'

(i) The details of benefits given under PM JANMAN (as on 31.10.2025) in Dumka district, Jharkhand

| Name of Ministry   | Name of District                                | Dumka   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|
| MoRD (Houses)      | Houses Sanctioned                               | 4392    |
| MoRD (Houses)      | Houses Completed                                | 563     |
| MoRD (Road)        | Roads sanctioned (in KM)                        | 40.650  |
| MoRD (Road)        | Roads completed (in KM)                         | 1       |
| MoJS               | No. of Villages Sanctioned                      | 433     |
| MoJS               | No. of Villages Saturated                       | 123     |
| MoHFW              | MMUSanctioned                                   | 10      |
| MoE (Hostels)      | Hostels sanctioned (No.)                        | 5       |
| MoE (Hostels)      | Work started (No.)                              | 1       |
| MoWCD              | No. of AWCs sanctioned                          | 35      |
| MoWCD              | No. of AWCs Operational                         | 34      |
| DoT                | No. of PVTG Habitations Sanctioned for coverage | 54      |
| DoT                | No. of PVTG Habitations covered                 | 50      |
| MoP                | HHs sanctioned                                  | 523     |
| MoP                | HHs Electrified                                 | 512     |
| MNRE               | HHs sanctioned                                  | 41      |
| MNRE               | HHs Electrified                                 | 41      |
| MoTA               | No. of VDVKs sanctioned                         | 9       |
| MoTA               | No. of VDVKs business started                   | 9       |
| MoTA               | No. of MPCs sanctioned                          | 4       |
| MoTA               | No. of MPCs work completed                      | -       |

| Name of       | Name of State                                  | Madhya Pradesh   | Madhya Pradesh   | Madhya Pradesh   | Madhya Pradesh   |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Ministry      | Name of District                               | Anuppur          | Katni            | Shahdol          | Umaria           |
| MoRD (Houses) | Houses Sanctioned                              | 3886             | 115              | 19086            | 15602            |
| MoRD (Houses) | Houses Completed                               | 3350             | 114              | 13865            | 9050             |
| MoRD (Road)   | Roads sanctioned(in KM)                        | 213.850          | 3.5              | 84.780           | 64.17            |
| MoRD (Road)   | Roads completed(in KM)                         | 22               | -                | 30               | 3                |
| MoJS          | No of Villages Sanctioned                      | 195              | 11               | 427              | 288              |
| MoJS          | No of Villages Saturated                       | 91               | 4                | 239              | 124              |
| MoHFW         | MMUSanctioned                                  | 3                | 1                | 10               | 1                |
| DoSEL         | Hostels sanctioned (No.)                       | 4                | -                | 6                | 6                |
| DoSEL         | Work started (No.)                             | 2                | -                | 2                | 0                |
| MoWCD         | No of AWCs sanctioned                          | 26               | 1                | 66               | 50               |
| MoWCD         | No of AWCs Operational                         | 23               | 1                | 66               | 49               |
| DoT           | of PVTG Habitations Sanctioned for coverage 42 |                  | -                | 22               | 14               |
| DoT           | No of PVTG Habitations covered                 | 11               | -                | 7                | 4                |
| MoP           | HHs sanctioned                                 | 1366             | 57               | 1736             | 699              |
| MoP           | HHs Electrified                                | 1128             | 57               | 1228             | 699              |
| MNRE          | HHs sanctioned                                 | 236              | -                | 508              | -                |
|               | HHElectrified                                  | -                | -                | 150              | -                |
| MoTA          | No of VDVKs sanctioned                         | 8                | -                | 26               | -                |
| MoTA          | No of VDVKs business started                   | -                | -                | 26               | -                |
| MoTA          | No of MPCs sanctioned                          | 9                | 1                | 11               | 11               |
| MoTA          | No of MPCs work completed                      | 1                | 1                | 1                | 3                |

Annex referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1841 for answer on 11.12.2025 raised by Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva,      Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Kali Charan Singh, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri  Mahesh  Kashyap,  Shri  Jugal  Kishore  and  Shri  Balabhadra  Majhi regarding 'Strengthening of Service Delivery in PVTG Areas'

Status of Anganwadi Centers under PM JANMAN

|   S. No. | Name of State   |   AWCs sanctioned (No.) |   AWCs operationalized (No.) |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH  |                     192 |                           73 |
|        2 | BIHAR           |                      59 |                           58 |
|        3 | CHHATTISGARH    |                     191 |                          191 |
|        4 | GUJARAT         |                      67 |                           67 |
|        5 | JHARKHAND       |                     495 |                          410 |
|        6 | KARNATAKA       |                      23 |                           23 |
|        7 | KERALA          |                       7 |                            7 |
|        8 | MADHYA PRADESH  |                     704 |                          628 |
|        9 | MAHARASHTRA     |                     178 |                          178 |
|       10 | MANIPUR         |                      75 |                           25 |
|       11 | ODISHA          |                      89 |                           89 |
|       12 | RAJASTHAN       |                      51 |                           51 |

| 13   | TAMIL NADU    |   55 |   55 |
|------|---------------|------|------|
| 14   | TELANGANA     |   85 |   80 |
| 15   | TRIPURA       |  221 |  221 |
| 16   | UTTAR PRADESH |    1 |    1 |
| 17   | UTTARAKHAND   |    7 |    6 |
|      | TOTAL         | 2500 | 2163 |

Annex referred to in  reply  to  part  (c),  (e)  &  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1841 for answer on 11.12.2025 raised by Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva,      Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Kali Charan Singh, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Alok Sharma,  Shri Mahesh  Kashyap,  Shri  Jugal Kishore and Shri Balabhadra Majhi regarding 'Strengthening of Service Delivery in PVTG Areas'

The  status  of  Anganwadi  Centers  in  districts  under  Chatra  Parliamentary Constituency  in  Jharkhand,  Mahasamund  Constituency  in  Chhattisgarh  and Palghar district in Maharashtra under PM JANMAN

| Name of Parliamentary Constituency/ State           | District   |   No. of AWCs Sanctioned |   No. of AWCs Operational |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| Chatra Parliamentary Constituency, Jharkhand        | Chatra     |                       20 |                        20 |
| Chatra Parliamentary Constituency, Jharkhand        | Latehar    |                        5 |                         5 |
| Chatra Parliamentary Constituency, Jharkhand        | Palamu     |                       42 |                        38 |
| Mahasamund Parliamentary Constituency, Chhattisgarh | Dhamtari   |                       19 |                        19 |
|                                                     | Gariyaband |                        9 |                         9 |
|                                                     | Mahasamund |                        1 |                         1 |
| Maharashtra                                         | Palghar    |                       14 |                        14 |

Annex referred to in reply to part (c), (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1841 for answer on 11.12.2025 raised by Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva,      Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Kali Charan Singh, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi,  Dr.  Rajesh Mishra,  Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri  Alok  Sharma, Shri Mahesh Kashyap, Shri Jugal Kishore and Shri Balabhadra Majhi regarding 'Strengthening of Service Delivery in PVTG Areas'

Status of MMUs under PM JANMAN

| S. No.   | Name of State   |   MMUssanctioned &operationalized (No.) |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH  |                                     141 |
| 2        | CHHATTISGARH    |                                      58 |
| 3        | GUJARAT         |                                      17 |
| 4        | JHARKHAND       |                                      55 |
| 5        | KARNATAKA       |                                       5 |
| 6        | KERALA          |                                      24 |
| 7        | MADHYA PRADESH  |                                      74 |
| 8        | MAHARASHTRA     |                                      84 |
| 9        | ODISHA          |                                      50 |
| 10       | RAJASTHAN       |                                       6 |
| 11       | TAMIL NADU      |                                     105 |
| 12       | TELANGANA       |                                      29 |
| 13       | TRIPURA         |                                       6 |
| 14       | UTTAR PRADESH   |                                       2 |
| 15       | UTTARAKHAND     |                                      24 |
| 16       | WEST BENGAL     |                                      14 |
| TOTAL    |                 |                                     694 |

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