Abujh Maria Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group | Burning Issues | PDF Download

• The Chhattisgarh government is processing habitat rights for Abujh Marias, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups 

• Tribal communities are often identified by some specific signs.
• Along with these, some tribal groups have some specific features such as dependency on hunting.
• These groups are called Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.

Characteristics 

• In 1973, the Dhebar Commission created Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs).
• In 2006, the GoI renamed the PTGs as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
• PVTGs have some basic characteristics -they are mostly homogenous, with a small population.

India

• In 1975, the GoI 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

Identifying PVTGs

• 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
• According to the procedure, the state governments or UT governments submit proposals to the Central Ministry of Tribal Welfare for identification of PVTGs.

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