Published on 19 Mar 2025
• A parliamentary panel has asked the Union tribal affairs ministry to set a timeline for the implementation Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY).
• It is an initiative aimed at transforming tribal villages into model villages with improved infrastructure and services.
• Tribal villages with at least 50% Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and a minimum of 500 ST residents are eligible under this scheme.
• It supplements the efforts of State Governments for development and welfare of tribal people by extending Special Central Assistance as an additive to the State Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP).
• It includes preparing a Village Development Plan based on the needs, potential, and aspirations.
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