Context: As many as 54 settlements of Pahadi Korwa community will be connected through roads in north Chhattisgarh under the Prime Minister JANMAN scheme.
Pahadi Korwa Community
oFive PVTGs: Abhujmaria, Kamar, Pahadi Korwa, Birhor and Baiga – with a population of around 1.80 lakh reside in Chhattisgarh
oThey practice subsistence agriculture, particularly "jhoonga kheti," which involves clearing forests to grow lentils and other crops.
oKhudia Rani is regarded as the supreme god of the Pahadi Korwa community.