An estimated 10 lakh tribal community members spread across all 35 districts ofMaharashtrastand to benefit from thePradhan Mantriparticularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) Development Mission that was announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget.
The minister announced the launch of the Rs 15,000 crore time-bound programme for the development of specific tribal communities to ensure better education, health and livelihood opportunities.
According to the data with the tribal development commisisonerate, Nashik, there are about 10 lakh people belonging to Gond, Kolam and Katkari tribal groups.
The PVTG scheme was formed in 2015. There are several tribal communities with a very low population, which is declining further. The levels of literacy and economic progress are also low. Moreover, these communities use very traditional forms of agricultural practices and have very low health indices.