Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN)

Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN): Recently, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched a large-scale outreach campaign covering over 1 lakh tribal-dominated villages across more than 500 districts.

o The drive focuses on achieving benefit saturation and doorstep delivery of two flagship schemes — the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan.

• About PM-JANMAN: Focused upliftment of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) by addressing documentation, health, financial inclusion, and legal empowerment gaps.

o Launch Year: 2023

o Key Components: Delivery of Aadhaar cards and Ayushman Bharat health insurance.

ü Access to banking services like Jan Dhan accounts and pension enrolment.

ü Land and forest rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA).

ü Development of infrastructure and services specifically designed for PVTG needs.

• About Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan : A Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for tribal development. To enhance the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities by ensuring saturation coverage of tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts.

o Launch Year: 2024

oNamed After: Tribal icon Birsa Munda (Dharti Aaba, or “Father of the Earth”).

o Key Focus Areas: Construction of tribal hostels and rural homes under PM Awas Yojana

ü Rural electrification and water supply access

ü Livelihood enhancement through support for livestock and fisheries