India News | Union Budget: Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan to Improve Socio-economic Conditions of Tribals

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The government on Tuesday announced the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities in the country.

New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) The government on Tuesday announced the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities in the country.

The programme aims at achieving saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her budget speech.

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The programme will cover 63,000 tribal villages, benefitting 5 crore tribals, she said.

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