PVTGS
– POLITY
News:
Baiga tribal group gets habitat
rights in Chhattisgarh: What this means, significance
What's
in the news?
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Ahead of Assembly elections in
Chhattisgarh, the Baiga, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) became the
second to get habitat rights in the state, after the Kamar PVTG.
Key
takeaways:
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A total of 19 Baiga villages with a
population of 6,483 people (2,085 families) have been given the habitat rights.
These villages/para/tola of Gaurela block received the rights in a special
event organised by the district administration of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (GPM).
Particularly
Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs):
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The Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
are a subclassification of Scheduled Tribe or section of a Scheduled Tribe,
that is considered more vulnerable than a regular Scheduled Tribe.
Committee:
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On the recommendation of the Dhebar Commission in 1975, around 52
groups were added in the list as a PVTG.
Total
groups: Now
totally 75 groups were identified by
the government.
Geographical
spreadness:
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They were spread over 17 states and one
union territory.
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Odisha
has the highest number of PVTGs.
Criteria
to select the groups:
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Pre-agricultural level of technology
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Low level of literacy
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Economic backwardness
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A declining or stagnant population.
Basic
characteristics of the PVTG:
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Homogenous
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Small population
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Relatively physically isolated
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Social institutes cast in a simple mold
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Absence of written language
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Relatively simple technology
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Slower rate of change
Government
schemes:
Scheme
for Development of Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups:
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It was started in 2008 to adopt a holistic
approach to the socio-economic development of PVTGs and gives state governments
flexibility in planning initiatives that are geared towards the specific
socio-cultural imperatives of the specific groups at hand.
Pradhan
Mantri PVTG Mission:
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It was launched in 2023 budget and it will
saturate the particularly vulnerable tribal groups with safe housing, clean
drinking water, education, nutrition, road and telecom connection and
livelihood.