President has sanctioned implementation of the scheme under new solar power Scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) Habitations/ Villages.
- The scheme was launched under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN).
Key features of scheme
- Two components:
- Electrification of 1 Lakh PVTG households (HHs) through Off-grid solar power
- Solar Home Lighting System (SHLS) for scattered un-electrified HHs in PVTG areas.
- Solar Mini-grids for cluster of HHs in a PVTG habitation/ hamlet.
- Solarization of multi-purpose centers (MPCs) by installation of Off-grid Solar power pack with battery bank.
- Electrification of 1 Lakh PVTG households (HHs) through Off-grid solar power
- Implementing agency: Respective DISCOMs in PVTG area.
- Timeline: 2023-24 to 2025-26.
- Monitoring: By Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA).
- Grievance Redress mechanism: Vendors shall operationalize helpline number in local language/ language of PVTG area. .
PM JANMAN
- Aim: To saturate PVTG HHs and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education, etc.
- Comprises 11 critical interventions through 9 ministries, including MoTA, over 3 years.
Implemented as combination of:
- Centrally Sponsored Schemes in partnership with State Governments/ UT Administrations
- Central Sector Schemes through line Ministries/Departments.
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
- Centrally recognized special categories from among the Scheduled Tribes (STs)
- First recognized in 1975 as Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) on recommendations of U N Dhebar Commission
- In 2006, PTGs were renamed as PVTGs, Currently, there are 75 PVTGs.
- Criteria for identifying PVTGs: Pre-agricultural level of technology, Low level of literacy, Economic backwardness, Declining or stagnant population