Tribal Affairs Ministry emphasizes precise enumeration of 75 PVTGs for targeted welfare schemes in upcoming census.
The Tribal Affairs Ministry has written to the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, urging that particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) be separately enumerated in the upcoming census.
In a letter dated July 17, Ajeet Kumar Srivastava, Joint Secretary in the Tribal Affairs Ministry, said that doing so is essential for the formulation and implementation of targeted welfare schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN).
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