PVTGS
- GOVERNANCE
News:
Lok Sabha clears Bills to
include PVTG groups in A.P., Odisha to Scheduled Tribes lists
What's
in the news?
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The Lok Sabha passed the Constitution
(Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2024 and Constitution (Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2024, for the addition of
several new communities to the Scheduled Tribes list of Odisha and for the
inclusion of synonyms and phonetic variations of existing tribes in the ST
lists of both Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Key
takeaways:
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Among the additions are notably 7
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) — four in Odisha and three in
Andhra Pradesh.
Particularly
Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs):
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PVTGs are more vulnerable among the tribal groups.
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Due to this factor, more developed and
assertive tribal groups take a major chunk of the tribal development funds,
because of which PVTGs need more funds directed for their development.
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In this context, in 1975, the Government
of India declared 52 tribal groups as PVTGs on the recommendation of the Dhebar
commission.
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Currently, there are 75 PVTGs out of 705 Scheduled Tribes.
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The PVTGs are spread over 18 states and one Union Territory (UT), in
the country (2011 census).
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Odisha
has the highest number (more than 2.5 lakh) of PVTGs.
Characteristics
of PVTGs (Dhebar Commission):
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Population – stagnant/declining
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Technology – pre-agricultural
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Literacy Level – extremely low
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Economy – subsistence level
Further
Reference - PM JANMAN Mission