SCHEMES FOR TRIBALS IN WEST BENGAL

Ministry of Tribal Affairs SCHEMES FOR TRIBALS IN WEST BENGAL प्रव तथ: 13 AUG 2026 2:11PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed today in Lok Sabha that the details of progress of interventions under PM JANMAN in the State of West Bengal (as on 30.06.2026), based on the information provided by the concerned Ministries/Department, is as under:

MoRD (PMAY-G) MoRD (PMGSY) MoJS (JJM) MoHFW MoWC

(NRHM) Houses Completed Roads Completed Sanctioned Saturated MMUs AWCs Sanctioned (HHs) sanction (in KM) Villages Villages sanctioned sanction

(HHs) (in KM) & Operational - - - - 418 86 16 - MoP (RDSS) MNRE MoC (DoT-USOF) MoTA HHs HHs HHs HHs Habitation Habitation MPCs MPCs Sanctioned Electrified Sanctioned Electrified planned covered sanctioned compl for coverage 3372 3372 - - 12 3 - - The details of progress of interventions under PM JANMAN in Purulia District , West Bengal (as on

30.06.2026), based on the information provided by the concerned Ministries/Department, is as under:

Name of the District Purulia MoJS No of Villages Sanctioned 5 No of Villages Saturated 0 MoHFW MMUs sanctioned & Operational 3MoTA No of VDVKs sanctioned 1 No of VDVKs business started 0 Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), during the current financial year, Ministry has also approved projects amounting to Rs.12574.70 lakhs in State of West Bengal for MoTA components under the abhiyan. In respect of Purulia district. approvals

have been accorded for: i. Construction of 204 Additional Classrooms amounting to Rs 2,417.3 lakh; ii. 1 Hostel Repair/Renovation work amounting to Rs 39.99 lakh; and iii. 1 Tribal Multi-Purpose Marketing Centre (TMMC) amounting to Rs 100 lakh.

State Government had 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. The details of number of PVTG habitations identified (tentative) and PVTG population in the State of West Bengal is tabulated below:

No. of No. of No. of No. of PVTG PVTG PVTG District Blocks Villages habitations HHs Population 4 24 428 495 19991 68720 Ministry has been regularly taking up the issue of implementation of activities under PM JANMAN with State Government of West Bengal.

Besides, PVTG household survey is also ongoing in State of West Bengal and State Government has surveyed 18173 PVTG households. The State Government is required to examine the data captured and take appropriate action in consultation with line Departments to address the gaps identified in terms of schemes norms and eligibility criteria.

The responsibility of allocation and release of funds to districts is the responsibility of State Government.

Hence, the records of funds allocated, released and utilized, district-wise, is maintained by the State Government.

The formulation and submission of proposals is the responsibility of State Government and District Administration. State Government had not submitted any proposals for MPCs including in Purulia District to Ministry of Tribal Affairs. However, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has carried out an orientation programme on schemes of MoTA including PM JANMAN and DA JGUA for Officers of State Governments to facilitate formulation of proposals and progress thereon.

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