PRADHAN MANTRI ADI ADARSH GRAM YOJANA –
News: 36,428
villages to be developed as ‘model tribal villages’: Govt to LS
What's in the news?
● The
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs is now working to develop 36,428 villages with at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs
across the country into ‘model tribal’ villages, Minister of State (MoS)
for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh told Lok Sabha on December 12.
● She
added that these efforts were part of the existing
Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS), which has now
been renamed to the Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY), for
implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana:
● The
project is meant to cover as many as 4.22 crore tribal people in the country,
which comprises around 40% of the total
ST population in India.
Objective:
● The
main objective of this scheme is to achieve integrated socio-economic development of selected villages through a
convergence approach.
Implementation: Ministry of Tribal
Affairs.
Period:
2021-22 to 2025-26.
Mission:
● The
scheme will now look at filling gaps
in road connectivity, telecom connectivity, schools, Anganwadi centers, health
sub-centers, drinking water facilities, drainage and solid waste management,
for which each village will be allocated ₹20.38 lakh.
Components:
● Preparing
Village Development Plan based on
the needs, potential, and aspirations.
● Maximizing the coverage
of individual/family benefit schemes of the Central/State Governments.
● Improving the
infrastructure in vital sectors like health,
education, connectivity and livelihood.