Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana
About the Scheme
- The PMAAGY aims at transforming villages with significant tribal population into model village (Adarsh Gram) covering about population of 4.22 crore (About 40% of the total Tribal Population).
- It is envisaged to cover 36,428 villages having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs across States / UTs with notified STs.
- The main objective of this scheme is to achieve integrated socio-economic development of selected villages through convergence approach.
- It includes preparing Village Development Plan based on the needs, potential, and aspirations. It also includes maximizing the coverage of individual / family benefit schemes of the Central / State Governments and improving the infrastructure in vital sectors like health, education, connectivity and livelihood.
- The scheme envisions to mitigate gaps prominently in 8 sectors of development viz. Road connectivity (Internal and Intervillage /block), Telecom connectivity (Mobile /internet), School, Anganwadi Centres, Health Sub-Centre, Drinking water facility, Drainage and solid waste management.
Why in News?
- During 2021-22 and 2022-23, a total of about 16554 villages have been taken up for various initiatives under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana.
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