CSIP: PRELIMS BOOSTER SERIES-334 SOCIETY
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS
WHY IN NEWS?
PIB: Government announcing new schemes for PVTGs
IDENTIFICATION
Government of India follows the following criteria for identification of PVTGs.
- Pre-agricultural level of technology
- Low level of literacy
- Economic backwardness
- A declining or stagnant population.
NEED FOR IDENTIFICATION
- PVTGs are more vulnerable among the tribal groups. Due to this factor, more developed and assertive tribal groups take a major chunk of the tribal development funds, because of which PVTGs need more funds directed for their development.
- In this context, in 1975, the Government of India initiated to identify the most vulnerable tribal groups as a separate category called PVTGs and declared 52 such groups.
- In 1993 an additional 23 groups were added to the category, making it a total of 75 PVTGs out of 705 Scheduled Tribes, spread over 17 states and one Union Territory (UT), in the country (2011 census)
| State /UT Name | PVTGs Name |
| Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | 1. Bodo Gadaba 2. Bondo Poroja 3. Chenchu 4. Dongria Khond 5. Gutob Gadaba 6. Khond Poroja 7. Kolam 8. Kondareddis 9. Konda Savaras 10. Kutia Khond 11. Parengi Poroja l2. Thoti |
| Bihar and Jharkhand | 13. Asurs 14. Birhor 15. Birjia 16. Hill Kharia 17. Konvas 18. Mal Paharia 19. Parhaiyas 20. Sauda Paharia 21. Savar |
| Jharkhand | Same as above |
| Gujarat | 22. Kathodi 23. Kohvalia 24. Padhar 25. Siddi 26. Kolgha |
| Karnataka | 27. Jenu Kuruba 28. Koraga |
| Kerala | 29. Cholanaikayan (a section of Kattunaickans) 30. Kadar 31. Kattunayakan 32. Kurumbas 33. Koraga |
| Madhya Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh |
34. Abujh Macias 35. Baigas 36. Bharias 37. Hill Korbas 38. Kamars 39. Saharias 40. Birhor |
| Chhattisgarh | Same as above |
| Maharashtra | 41. Katkaria (Kathodia) 42. Kolam 43. Maria Gond |
| Manipur | 44. Marram Nagas |
| Odisha | 45. Birhor 46. Bondo 47. Didayi 48. Dongria-Khond 49. Juangs 50. Kharias 51. Kutia Kondh 52. Lanjia Sauras 53. Lodhas 54. Mankidias 55. Paudi Bhuyans 56. Soura 57. Chuktia Bhunjia |
| Rajasthan | 58. Seharias |
| Tamil Nadu | 59. Kattu Nayakans 60. Kotas 61. Kurumbas 62. Irulas 63. Paniyans 64. Todas |
| Tripura | 65. Reangs |
| Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand | 66. Buxas 67. Rajis |
| West Bengal | 68. Birhor 69. Lodhas 70. Totos |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 71. Great Andamanese 72. Jarawas 73. Onges 74. Sentinelese 75. Shorn Pens |
