PM Modi Launches Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

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PM Narendra Modi launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on 2nd October 2024, Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

An Overview of the News

• Budget: Rs. 79,156 crore (Central Share: Rs. 56,333 crore, State Share: Rs. 22,823 crore).

• Coverage: 63,843 villages, benefiting over 5 crore tribal people in 549 districts, across 30 States/UTs.

• Focus: Social infrastructure, health, education, and livelihood with 25 interventions implemented by 17 ministries.

Eklavya Schools Expansion

• PM inaugurated 40 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and laid the foundation for 25 more, worth Rs. 2,834 crore.

• Goal: Set up 728 EMRS (440 under the 2018 scheme) with 3.5 lakh students by 2026.

• Enhanced cost: Rs. 38 crore for plain areas, Rs. 48 crore for hilly areas.

• More than 38,000 staff to be recruited, with 9,000 hired already.

Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) Projects

• PM inaugurated and laid the foundation for projects worth Rs. 1,365 crore under PM-JANMAN.

• Infrastructure: 1,387 km of roads, 120 Anganwadis, 250 Multi-Purpose Centres, and 10 school hostels.

• PM-JANMAN focuses on tribal development, particularly for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), with Rs. 24,104 crore outlay.

Progress and Impact

• EMRS expansion: 170 schools completed between 2019-2024, 240 schools under construction.

• Smart classrooms in 328 schools set up by the Ministry of Electronics & IT.

• The goal is to fully operationalize 728 EMRS by March 2026, enhancing tribal education access and quality.