Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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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:

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.

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)*

 

Name of Ministry

Activity

Sanction details

Physical Achievements

M/o Rural Development

Provision of pucca houses

41137 houses

29017 houses completed

Connecting roads

211.141 KM road

35 KM road 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

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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

Setting up of VDVKs

66 VDVKs

49 VDVKs Business Started

*As per information provided by concerned Ministries

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