GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1890
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2026
Implementation of DAJGUA in Himachal Pradesh
1890. Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
a. the number of villages selected for development under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
(DAJGUA) for tribal development in Chamba district...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1890 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2026 Implementation of DAJGUA in Himachal Pradesh
1890. Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: a. the number of villages selected for development under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
(DAJGUA) for tribal development in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh; b. whether there is any proposal to provide financial assistance under the Integrated Tribal Development Project; if so, the details thereof; and c. whether any funds have been released to Chamba district under the said project during the last three years; if so, the details thereof, year-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a) There are 156 villages in 7 blocks have been identified for development under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) for tribal development in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
(b) The Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh has two Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs), namely ITDP Bharmour and ITDP Pangi. Under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), 30 villages in ITDP Bharmour and 48 villages in ITDP Pangi have been selected for coverage. Under the interventions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, projects amounting to ₹551.11 lakh in ITDP Bharmour and ₹851.00 lakh in ITDP Pangi have been approved so far.
(c ) The details of funds released to Chamba district under DAJGUA (in lakhs rupees) is at Annexure I.Annexure I The details of funds released to Chamba, District, Himachal Pradesh under DAJGUA is
provided in the table (Rs. in Lakh) S. No. Intervention District Unit Fund Approved 1 Construction of Classroom in Tribal Schools Chamba 2 280 2 Construction of Hostel Building Chamba 1 275 3 Construction of Toilet Blocks Chamba 13 131 4 Hostel, Ashrams, & School Repair Chamba 62 716.11 5 Tribal Multi-Purpose Marketing Centre (TMMC) Chamba 2 200 6 FRA Chamba 1 8.67 The year-wise details of funds released under DAJGUA are as under:
Financial Year Funds Released (Rs in lakh) 2023-24 Nil 2024-25 Nil 2025-26 708.44 2026-27 381.88 Total 1,090.32 *****