PM Modi to launch Rs 24,000-crore scheme on Nov 15 for empowerment of tribals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a Rs 24000crore scheme aimed at holistic development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups PVTG on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas on November 15 in Jharkhand his office said on MondayHe will also launch the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra release the 15th instalment of PMKISAN and inaugurate or lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in the statePM Modi will visit Jharkhand on November 14th15 a statement released by the Prime Ministers Office saidOn November 15 at around 930 AM the Prime Minister will visit Bhagwan Birsa Munda Memorial Park cum Freedom Fighter Museum in Ranchi Thereafter he will reach Ulihatu Village the birthplace of Bhagwan Birsa Munda where he will pay floral tribute at the statue of Bhagwan Birsa MundaModi would be the first PM to visit Ulihatu Village the birthplace of Bhagwan Birsa Munda the statement saidPrime Minister Modi will participate in a programme marking the celebration of third Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas 2023 at around 1130 AM in KhuntiDuring the programme the prime minister will launch Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra and Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Mission He will also release the 15th instalment of PMKISAN and inaugurate dedicate to nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Jharkhand the statement saidIt has been the constant endeavour of the prime minister to attain saturation of flagship schemes of the government through ensuring that the benefits of these schemes reach all targeted beneficiaries in a time bound manner the statement saidIn a major step towards attainment of this aim of saturation of schemes Prime Minister Modi will launch Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav DiwasThe focus of the Yatra will be on reaching out to people and create awareness and providing benefits of welfare schemes like sanitation facilities essential financial services electricity connections access to LPG cylinders housing for the poor food security proper nutrition reliable healthcare clean drinking water etcEnrolment of potential beneficiaries will be done through details ascertained during the Yatra the statement saidThe prime minister will flag off IEC Information Education and Communication vans in Khunti Jharkhand marking the launch of Viksit Bharat Sankalp YatraThe yatra will start from districts with significant tribal population initially and by January 25 2024 will cover all districts across the countryDuring the programme the prime minister will also launch the firstofitskind initiative Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups PM PVTG Mission There are 75 PVTGs in 18 states amp UTs living in 22544 villages 220 districts having a population of around 28 lakhsThese tribes stay in scattered remote and inaccessible habitations often in forest areas and hence a mission with budget of about Rs 24000 crore is planned to saturate PVTG families and habitations with basic facilities such as road and telecom connectivity electricity safe housing clean drinking water and sanitation improved access to education health and nutrition and sustainable livelihood opportunities the statement saidIn addition separately saturation will be ensured for PMJAY Sickle Cell Disease Elimination TB Elimination 10037 immunisation PM Surakshit Matritva Yojana PM Matru Vandana Yojana PM Poshan PM Jan Dhan Yojana etc it saidIn a step that will showcase yet another example of commitment of the Prime Minister towards welfare of farmers the 15th instalment amount totalling to about Rs 18000 crores under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi PMKISAN will be released through direct benefits transfer to more than eight crore beneficiariesUnder the scheme till now more than Rs 262 lakh crores have been transferred to farmers accounts in 14 instalmentsThe prime minister will inaugurate dedicate to nation and lay the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 7200 crore in multiple sectors like rail road education coal petroleum and natural gas the statement saidThe projects whose foundation stones will be laid by the prime minister include the fourlaning of 52km stretch of Mahagama Hansdiha section of NH133 fourlaning of 45km stretch of BasukinathDeoghar section of NH114 A KDHPurnadih Coal Handling Plant new academic and administrative building of IIIT RanchiThe projects that will be inaugurated and dedicated to nation include new campus of IIM Ranchi new Hostel of IIT ISM Dhanbad Petroleum Oil and Lubricants POL depot in Bokaro several railway projects viz doubling of HatiaPakra Section Talgaria Bokaro Section and JarangdihPatratu sectionFurther the achievement of 100 per cent of Railway Electrification in Jharkhand will also be dedicated to the nation by the prime minister the statement saidThe scheme PVTG Development Mission will be a huge step towards the empowerment of tribals official sources said adding that this will be a firstofitskind initiativeIn the 202324 budget the scheme was announced for improving socioeconomic conditions of the PVTGThe mission will be implemented through the convergence of 11 interventions of nine ministries under a host of existing welfare programmes covering rural roads rural housing and drinking Some scheme norms will be relaxed to cover these remote habitations officials saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever