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Separate Census for PVTGs
September 11 , 2025
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- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has urged the Registrar General and Census Commissioner to separately enumerate Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the upcoming census.
- Out of more than 700 tribal communities, 75 are identified as PVTGs, residing in 18 States and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- The ministry noted that while data on Scheduled Tribes was collected during the 2011 Census, separate data for PVTGs was not gathered.
- Precise enumeration of PVTGs is essential for targeted welfare schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN).
- PM-JANMAN, launched on November 15, 2023, aims to improve the living conditions of PVTGs by providing housing, drinking water, education, healthcare, nutrition, connectivity, electricity, and livelihood opportunities within three years.
- PVTGs face deep socio-economic challenges, including poor health, low literacy, and limited access to basic services, often living in remote and inaccessible regions.
- The Dhebar Commission in the 1960s first classified these groups, then called 'Primitive Tribal Groups,' based on stagnant populations, low literacy, and pre-agricultural economies.
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