Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Rs
24,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PM PVTG)
Mission for the holistic development of around 28 lakh PVTGs in the country on
Wednesday.
PM Modi launched the mission from Birsa College ground
in Jharkhand’s Khunti district on the occasion of tribal icon Birsa Munda’s
birth anniversary and the third ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’.
Under the mission, basic facilities such as road and
telecom connectivity, electricity, safe housing, clean drinking water and
sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition and sustainable
livelihood opportunities will be provided to PVTG habitations, which are mostly
remote, scattered and inaccessible, an official statement said.
Modi released Rs 18,000 crore as the 15th installment
of PM Kisan scheme to more than eight crore beneficiary farmers across the
country.
Celebrating the third Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, the
prime minister transferred the amount digitally by clicking a button here.
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is
one of the world’s largest Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, which aims to
support farmers in meeting their agricultural and other incidental needs.
Under the scheme, a financial assistance of Rs 6,000
per year is transferred into the bank accounts of beneficiary farmers through
DBT in three equal installments.
PTI
