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Cover Story Newly Elected President

EMPOWERING TRIBES

n When the first NDA government
The number of Scheduled Tribes in India is 705 was formed under the leadership
and their population is about 10.45 crores which of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he formed
constitute 8.6 percent of the total population. a separate ministry and National
Commission for Scheduled
Tribes in 1999 for the upliftment
Budget allocation of Rs 87,584 crore in 2022-2023 for and prosperity of tribals.
the welfare of scheduled tribes and the development of tribal n The upliftment of tribals which
areas. was initiated by Atal Bihari
Vajpayee has been carried
THIS COLOSSAL BUDGET WILL BE SPENT ON VARIOUS forward with the vision of 'Sabka
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PROVIDING Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka
Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas' by
1.28 1.45 85 38 the government led by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in the
crore houses crore houses lakh lakh pucca last eight years.
with tap will be provided Ayushman houses n Apart from this, 3,110 Van-Dhan
water toilets cards
Vikas Kendras and 53 thousand
Van-Dhan Self-Help Groups
THE BUDGET OF THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS have been established with a
HAS ALSO BEEN INCREASED FROM RS 3850 CRORE IN budget of Rs.327 crore under the
2014-2015 TO RS 8407 CRORE IN 2022-2023. new scheme for the purpose of
entrepreneurship development.

NOT ONLY WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, BUT of the country, who made her struggle journey
WOMEN-LED DEVELOPMENT the goal of the nation-society. Despite all of life's
Women's empowerment is frequently discussed, challenges, she did not abandon her path of social
but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has introduced service. It is the result of the Central Government's
a new concept of "development led by women thinking and policy that, in the last few years,
power" to the country. It is the result of realizing it the vision of development under the leadership
in its policy and thinking that a tribal woman has of women has become national policy, not just
been seated on the highest constitutional post women's upliftment. The government's sensitive

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