Ministry of Tribal Affairs
COVERAGE OF PVTG HOUSEHOLDS IN ODISHA
Posted On:
23 MAR 2026 2:16PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Lok Sabha that 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:
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No. of District
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No. of Blocks
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No. of Villages
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No. of PVTG habitations
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PVTG HHs
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PVTG Population
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14
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54
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1302
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1759
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72988
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312234
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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.
Annexure-I
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)*
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Name of Ministry
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Activity
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Sanction details
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Physical Achievements
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M/o Rural Development
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Provision of pucca houses
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41137 houses
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29017 houses completed
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Connecting roads
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211.141 KM road
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35 KM road completed
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M/o Health and Family Welfare
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Mobile Medical Units
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59 MMUs
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59 MMUs operationalized
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M/o Jal Shakti
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Piped Water Supply
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1196 Villages
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605 Villages Saturated
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M/o Women and Child Development
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Construction and running of Anganwadi Centres
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89 AWCs
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89 AWCs made operational.
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M/o Education
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Construction and running of hostels
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76 Hostels
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-
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M/o Power
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Energization of unelectrified HHs
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5693 HHs
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5242 HHs Electrified
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M/o Communications
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Installation of mobile towers
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512 habitations planned for Coverage
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297 Habitations covered
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M/o Tribal Affairs
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Multipurpose Centers
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74 MPCs
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44 MPCs completed
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Setting up of VDVKs
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66 VDVKs
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49 VDVKs Business Started
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*As per information provided by concerned Ministries
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