Lok Sabha Question No. 4530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Coverage of PVTG Households in Odisha
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4530

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/03/2026

## COVERAGE OF PVTG HOUSEHOLDS IN ODISHA

## 4530. SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether PM-JANMAN has achieved measurable progress in identification and saturation of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) habitations in Odisha;
- (b) if so, the number of PVTG habitations and households covered so far, including pucca houses and basic infrastructure facilities provided; and
- (c) the outcomes recorded in terms of access to drinking water, mobile connectivity and healthcare services in PVTG-dominated districts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): In view of the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN), the Ministry of Tribal Affairs through the State Governments/ UT Administration/departments has undertaken habitation level data collection exercise through PM Gati Shakti mobile application to estimate PVTG population  figures  and  infrastructure  gaps  in  order  to  cover  PVTG  population residing in villages & habitations under PM JANMAN. Based on the data captured by State Government of Odisha, the number of PVTGs villages / habitations and population is as under:

|   No. of District |   No. of Blocks |   No. of Villages |   No. of PVTG habitations |   PVTG HHs |   PVTG Population |
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------------|------------|-------------------|
|                14 |              54 |              1302 |                      1759 |      72988 |            312234 |

The  progress  of  various  interventions  including  housing,  drinking  water,  mobile connectivity, MMUs and other under PM JANMAN in the State of Odisha is given in Annexure-I .  The  Ministry  has  been urging  the  State  Governments  and  line Ministries  the  need  to  achieve  saturation  of  interventions  (for  eligible  PVTG beneficiaries) under the abhiyan.

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4530 for answer  on  19.03.2026  raised  by  Shri  Baijayant  Panda  regarding  'Coverage  of  PVTG Households in Odisha'

The details of progress under PM JANMAN in the State of Odisha (as on 28.02.2026) *

| Name of Ministry                | Activity                                      | Sanction details                     | Physical Achievements     |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| M/o Rural Development           | Provision of pucca houses                     | 41137 houses                         | 29017 houses completed    |
| M/o Rural Development           | Connecting roads                              | 211.141 KMroad                       | 35 KMroad completed       |
| M/o Health and Family Welfare   | Mobile Medical Units                          | 59 MMUs                              | 59 MMUs operationalized   |
| M/o Jal Shakti                  | Piped Water Supply                            | 1196 Villages                        | 605 Villages Saturated    |
| M/o Women and Child Development | Construction and running of Anganwadi Centres | 89 AWCs                              | 89 AWCs made operational. |
| M/o Education                   | Construction and running of hostels           | 76 Hostels                           | -                         |
| M/o Power                       | Energization of unelectrified HHs             | 5693 HHs                             | 5242 HHs Electrified      |
| M/o Communications              | Installation of mobile towers                 | 512 habitations planned for Coverage | 297 Habitations covered   |
| M/o Tribal Affairs              | Multipurpose Centers                          | 74 MPCs                              | 44 MPCs completed         |
| M/o Tribal Affairs              | Setting up of VDVKs                           | 66 VDVKs                             | 49 VDVKs Business Started |

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