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Tribal Affairs lines up 300 projects for Birsa pakhwada
Hindustan Times·
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will run Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada from November 1 to 15 with more than 300 projects. Officials said 228 are ready to inaugurate and 74 for foundation stones. Two digital tools are due: a Jan-HIT portal with ICMR covering 20 states, and a National Forest Rights Act platform. The fortnight ends on Birsa Munda's birth anniversary.
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What It Means For You
- Tribal households are the stated audience for scheme awareness drives across the November 1 to 15 window.
- Forest rights claimants are told a single digital platform will carry Gram Sabha filings through to signed titles.
- Health planners will get tribe-disaggregated data for 20 states through the Jan-HIT portal.
What's Happening
- More than 160 state-level activities are planned alongside the 300-plus projects.
- Named assets include a Tribal Research Institute building in Itanagar and a Ropuiliani museum at Kelsih in Mizoram.
- Flagship programmes cited include PM-JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan.
What The Pakhwada Includes
- Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas is observed on Birsa Munda's birth anniversary at the end of the fortnight.
- Of the project list, 228 are marked for inauguration and 74 for foundation stone laying.
- A ministry official said the aim is last-mile access to entitlements and flagship programme delivery.
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