PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN)
Category: Housing & Shelter, Utility & Sanitation, Health & Wellness, Education & Learning
Level: Central | State: All
Ministry: Ministry Of Tribal Affairs

Details:
The scheme “PM- Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN)” was launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, aims to improve the socio-economic status of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) by bridging gaps in health, education, and livelihoods, and by saturating PVTG communities and families with basic facilities and services. The scheme provides 11 critical interventions through nine line Ministries/Departments, focusing on ensuring access to pucca houses, safe drinking water, road and mobile connectivity, electricity, and vocational education for individual households and habitations. A unique aspect is the inter-ministerial convergence, with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs serving as the nodal ministry while each participating ministry implements its respective Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored schemes.

Benefits:
Housing
Provision of pucca houses to all eligible Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group households having kaccha houses (Target: 4,90,000 households).
The basic unit cost of the house is enhanced to ₹2,00,000/-, with additional facilities raising it to ₹2,39,000/-.
Road Connectivity
Construction of connecting roads (Target: 8,000 KM) linking approximately 6,500 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group villages.
The construction cost per Kilometer would be ₹1,00,00,000/-.
Drinking Water
Provision of piped water supply/Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to all Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group households.
Community water supply will be provided to villages/habitations with a population of less than 20 households.
Health
Deployment of Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) (Target: 1,000 MMUs) in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group habitations/villages.
The cost is ₹33,88,000/- per MMU per annum, with Operational Expenditure (Op Ex) as per norms.
Education Hostels
Construction of residential hostels (Target: 500 hostels) in existing schools in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group areas.
The cost is ₹2,75,00,000/- per hostel construction, subject to the actual estimate as per existing cost sharing ratio.
Anganwadi Centers (AWCs)
Construction of Anganwadi Centers (Target: 2,500 AWCs) in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group habitations/villages.
The unit cost is ₹12,00,000/- per Anganwadi Center.
Livelihood (VDVKs)
Setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) (Target: 500 VDVKs).
An amount of ₹15,00,000/- meant for 300 members will be released on a pro rata basis.
Multipurpose Centers (MPCs)
Construction of Multipurpose Centers (Target: 1,000 MPCs).
The unit cost is ₹60,00,000/- per unit.
Solar Power/Electricity
Provision of solar power solutions to 1,00,000 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group households.
Funding is ₹50,000/- per household or actual cost for 300 Watt supply.
Telecom Connectivity
Installation of mobile towers (Target: 3,000 mobile towers) in all uncovered villages/habitations.


Eligibility Criteria:
- The applicant must belong to a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) community.
- The applicant must reside in one of the 18 States and Union Territories having a notified Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group population.
- The applicant household must be identified as eligible through the physical survey conducted by state governments using the mobile application on the PM Gati-shakti Portal.

***Eligibility Specific to Interventions***

- The applicant household seeking a pucca house must currently reside in a kaccha house.
- The applicant household seeking solar power solutions must be an unelectrified household not covered under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
- The applicant household seeking an on-grid electricity connection shall be an identified beneficiary household under PM-JANMAN, irrespective of standard eligibility criteria under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for the State and Electricity distribution company (DISCOM).