Union Budget: Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan Aims To Improve Socio-Economic Conditions of Tribals

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday announced the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities in the country.

The programme aims at achieving saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her budget speech on Tuesday.

The programme will cover 63,000 tribal villages, benefitting 5 crore tribals, she said. 

Additionally, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that Rs. 2.66 lakh crore has been allocated for rural development, including rural infrastructure.

She also said that three crore additional houses will be constructed under the PM Awas Yojana in rural and urban areas.

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