Context:
Recently, the Prime Minister launched the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
Background
- Earlier, the Scheme was named as Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM-JUGA).
- The Scheme has been planned based on the learnings and success of the PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) Scheme.
“Dharti Aaba” (father of the earth) is a title used in Jharkhand to honour Birsa Munda, the anti-colonial tribal leader who fought against British rule in the late 19th century and led the ‘Ulgulan movement’.
- Janjatiya Gaurav Divas is celebrated annually on November 15th to pay tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary.
Key Highlights of the Abhiyan
- Aim: DAJGUA aims at holistic and sustainable development of tribal areas and communities through saturation of critical gaps in social infrastructure, health, education, and livelihood.
Coverage: The Abhiyan will cover 63,843 villages, benefiting over 5 crore tribal people across 549 districts and 2,911 blocks spread across all tribal majority villages and aspirational blocks in 30 States/UTs.
- As per Census 2011, India has a Scheduled Tribe (ST) population of 10.45 crore with more than 700 ST communities, out of which 75 communities have been categorized as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
Implementation: The Mission comprises of 25 interventions to be implemented by 17-line ministries through funds allocated under the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) in the next 5 years.
Innovative schemes under DAJGUA
- Tribal Home Stay: Around 1000 Home stays will be promoted under Swadesh Darshan through the Ministry of Tourism. For this, each household would be given ₹5 lakh to build a fresh two-room homestay or ₹3 lakh to renovate existing structures into homestays. The scheme also provides for ₹5 lakh for “village community requirement”.
- Sustainable Livelihood Forest Right Holders (FRA): Special focus on 22 lakh FRA patta holders (under Forest Rights Act (FRA)) residing in forest areas to secure forest rights and empower tribal communities.
- Improving infrastructure of Govt residential Schools and Hostels: To develop local educational resources and promote enrolment and retention, the Abhiyan aims to improve the infrastructure of Ashram schools/hostels/Tribal schools /Govt residential schools for upgradation on the lines of PM-Shri Schools.
- Advanced facilities for diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): To provide affordable and accessible diagnostic and SCD management facilities with special emphasis on pre-natal diagnosis and to reduce the prevalence of the disease by preventing future births with SCD.
- Tribal Multipurpose Marketing Centre (TMMC): Around 100 TMMCs will be set up to enable the tribal producers to get the right price for their produce/ products and facilitate the consumers in buying tribal produce/products at the right price directly from the tribals.