New Delhi: The total budget plan allowance for the growth of Scheduled Tribes has actually leapt by 45.79 percent to Rs 14,925.81 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 10,237.33 crore in 2024-25. The Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY) has actually been broadened and subsumed under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) with an expense of Rs 80,000 crore over 5 years.
The budget plan expense for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has actually seen constant development, climbing from Rs 7,511.64 crore in 2023-24 to Rs 10,237.33 crore in 2024-25, and currently getting to Rs 14,925.81 crore in 2025-26. A long-lasting point of view discloses considerable development: from Rs 4,497.96 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 7,411 crore in 2021-22, and currently a 231.83 percent rise because 2014-15, showing the federal government’s continual concentrate on tribal well-being.
The rise in appropriations has actually occurred throughout the board in all the front runner plans to boost the tribal populace. The expense for Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) has actually almost increased to Rs 7,088.60 crore from in 2015’s Rs 4,748 crore, to offer high quality education and learning to tribal trainees in remote locations.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Jatiya Vikas Mission, the allowance has actually soared to Rs 380.40 crore, from Rs 152.32 crore in the previous year, enhancing initiatives to develop year-round income-generating chances for tribal areas.
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The PMAAGY obtained a 163 percent trek to Rs 335.97 crore, concentrating on connecting infrastructural voids in education and learning, health care, and work. The allowance for Multi-Purpose Centers (MPC) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) has actually increased from Rs 150 crore to Rs 300 crore, improving socio-economic assistance in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) controlled habitations.
Building upon the success of PM-JANMAN, the DAJGUA intends to fill infrastructural voids in 63,843 towns with a financial expense of Rs 79,156 crore over 5 years (Central Share: Rs 56,333 crore, State Share: Rs 22,823 crore). This campaign combines 17 ministries with 25 targeted treatments, making sure incorporated tribal growth in vital locations such as wellness, education and learning, incomes, and ability growth.
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The allowance for DAJGUA under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has actually quadrupled from Rs 500 crore to Rs 2,000 crore in 2025-26, showing the federal government’s dedication to uplifting tribal areas at the grassroots degree.
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Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram
stated,”India, home to over 10.45 crore Scheduled Tribe (ST) individuals – comprising 8.6 per cent of the total population – boasts a rich and diverse tribal heritage. Spread across remote and often inaccessible regions, these communities have long been a focal point of the government’s development agenda.”
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“Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the Union Budget 2025-26 reaffirms this commitment with a substantial increase in budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, ensuring holistic and sustainable development for tribal communities across the country,” he included. . .
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durga Das Uikey stated, “This budget is a testament to our dedication to tribal welfare, with focused investments in education, livelihoods, and infrastructure, paving the way for a brighter future. Our Government is committed to tribal empowerment.”
