Replying to an un-starred question today in Rajya Sabha the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed that Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY) was launched by Government for integrated development of eligible villages with 50% tribal population and 500 STs across States/UTs selected for undertaking development activities through convergence approach. An amount of Rs.20.38 lakh per village (Rs 7276 cr for 36,428 villages) was earmarked under the scheme and the States were required to make Village development plan with convergence of Central STC (Schedule tribe component) and State TSP (Tribal Sub Plan) funds available with sectoral Central Govt Ministries and State Govt.

Under the PMAAGY scheme, 17656 VDPs have been approved so far.

In the VDP, the aim is to address gaps with regard to basic amenities identified through Antodaya Mission, in each selected village like Road connectivity, Telecom connectivity (Mobile /internet), School, Anganwadi Centres, Health Sub- Centre, Drinking water and electricity.

Based on learning from the success of PM JANMAN, Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA) has been launched which is more structured version of PMAAGY with dedicated convergence of funds and saturation for key interventions from line Ministries and State departments.

 

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