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All – India Convention – Uniting For Inclusive Tribal Development Held In New Delhi - Tribal Welfare Departments of 18 States and UTs Took Part16th May 2025
ST-Led Ventures incubated at IIM Kolkata & IIT Guwahati Receive National Awards from Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal - Ministry of Tribal Affairs Showcases 45 Startups under “DhartiAabaTribePreuners 2025” under Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh at Bharat Mandapam6th April 2025
PM JANMAN has total budgetary outlay of Rs.24,104 Cr, is being implemented through 9-line Ministries: Shri Jual Oram2nd April 2025
Union government to establish 440 Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), one EMRS in every block having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011)2nd April 2025
TRIFED and Tea Trunk sign MoU to bolster Tribal economy18th February 2025
Empowering Tribes Towards Viksit Bharat: A Historic Boost for Tribal Welfare in Union Budget 2025 - Union Budget 2025: Transforming Vision into Mission for Tribal Development - Government's Commitment to Tribal Welfare: Budget Allocation Surges by 231.83% from ₹4,497.96 Cr in 2014-15 to ₹14,925.81 Cr in 2025-262nd February 2025
Year End Review 2024: Ministry of Tribal Affairs7th January 2025
ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES - TRIFED empaneled 4903 tribal artisans/suppliers and realized sale of around Rs. 186 crores by marketing of various categories of tribal products since 2019-20 - NSTFDC disbursed concessional loans over Rs. 1577 crores to around 3.24 lakh beneficiaries since 2019-208th August 2024
Over 1.23 Lakh students enrolled in Eklavya Model Residential Schools in 2023-24; 405 EMRSs functional across the country7th August 2024
Over 7.97 Lakh Unique Disability Identity cards generated for ST category PwDs, including 1,17,541 cards for PwDs aged 60 years and above7th August 2024
Budget Outlay of Ministry of Tribal Affairs Increased by 73.60% to about Rs. 13,000 Crore Compared to RE 2023-24 - Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan announced: aims at saturation coverage for 63,000 villages, benefiting 5 crore tribal people24th July 2024
Ministry of Tribal Affairs holds a two-day Manthan Shivir to undertake Progress-Review of Schemes, and deliberate on Vision 2047 and 100 days Action Plan20th July 2024
Shri Jual Oram takes charge as Union Minister for Tribal Affairs - Ministry to leave no stone unturned in ensuring all-round development of tribals across the country: Shri Jual Oram14th June 2024
Union Tribal Affairs Minister recounts the 10-year Achievements of the Ministry and how the ‘Whole-of-Government Approach’ is bringing holistic development of the Tribal Community8th March 2024
AadiMahotsav – National Tribal Festival concludes today with participation of more than 1000 artists, artisans and entrepreneurs, FPOs and Vandhan groups18th February 2024
Parliament passes the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill 202411th February 2024
589 Tribal Students getting Pre-Matric Scholarship invited as Special Guests for Republic Day Celebrations in New Delhi25th January 2024
Tribal Health is one of the key focus areas under PM JANMAN: Shri Arjun Munda - 90 lakh people screened till date for sickle cell anaemia elimination: Tribal Affairs Minister20th December 2023
Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan29th November 2023
NESTS (Ministry of Tribal Affairs), in collaboration with Amazon India and Learning Links Foundation, launches Phase II of the ‘Amazon Future Engineer Programme’ for EMRSs25th September 2023
Prime Minister inaugurates Six EMRSs in Rajasthan today27th July 2023
Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (PMVKY)’ approved for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total cost of Rs. 26135.46 crores26th July 2023
President Smt. Droupadi Murmu to interact with Mahila SHGs Sammelan organised by TRIFED, under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in Khunti, Jharkhand on 25th May 202324th May 2023
Budget 2023-24 announces recruitment of 38,800 teachers and support staff for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, serving 3.5 lakh tribal students13th March 2023
Out of total sanctioned 690 EMRSs, 401 EMRSs are functional; Recurring cost of Rs.1.09 Lakh per student per year is given to schools towards running and managing the school6th February 2023
Eklavya Model Residential School teacher Shri Sidharth Yonzone conferred National Teachers Award - 2022 by the President of India today
“It is a proud moment for Ministry of Tribal Affairs to witness a tribal school teacher of EMRS emerging as a national awardee: Shri Arjun Munda
5th September 2022
Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing ‘Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna’ to achieve integrated socio-economic development of tribal population8th August 2022
NESTS, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and CBSE launched second batch of Experiential Learning for 21st Century Programme for EMRS school principals and teachers in collaboration with TATA trusts, TISS and MGIS
The 8-week professional development training programme targets to include 300 teachers from EMRSs
3rd August 2022
Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements various schemes for development of Scheduled Tribe dominated areas27th July 2022
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) initiated several projects to enhance digital connectivity of students of tribal communities
27th July 2022
There have been considerable improvements in living conditions of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) over the years in the country
Government is implementing Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)/Schedule Tribe Component (STC)/Development Action Plan for STs (DAPST) for overall development of tribal people across the country
25th July 2022
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 has resulted in enhancing the income basket of the beneficiaries20th July 2022
Shri Amit Shah Minister inaugurates the National Tribal Research Institute in New Delhi today7th June 2022
Fellowship sponsored by Tribal Affairs Ministry helps Aayushi Lyngwa from Mizoram to achieve new heights
The scholarship cell at the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has made accessibility to scholarships easier for aspiring scholars: Aayushi Lyngwa
3rd June 2022
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students(NFST) by Tribal Affairs Ministry helps Lobeno Mozhui of Nagaland complete her difficult field surveys for a PhD successfully
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs extends invaluable support to research scholars in completing their research activities through NFST and other fellowship platforms: Dr Lobeno Mozhui
5th June 2022
An amount of Rs 1.4 lakh cr was allocated for welfare of Scheduled Tribes (STs) by Central Ministries/Departments in the Union Budget from 2018-19 to 2020-21 : Shri Arjun Munda30th March 2022
Ministry of Tribal Affairs takes several steps to create awareness among the tribal people about their rights  under FRA , 200628th March 2022
Aadi Bazaar – A Celebration of the spirit of Tribal culture and cuisine inaugurated at Kevadia, Statue of Unity in Narmada district of Gujarat27th March 2022
Ministry of Tribal Affairs revamps the schemes for comprehensive development of Tribals21st March 2022
Ministry of Tribal Affairs took Proactive measures to alleviate adverse effects of Covid -19 on the Tribal Community14th March 2022
On the momentous occasion of International Women’s Day, TRIFED recognizes achievements of 75 tribal women in the field of livelihood generation08th March 2022
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