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During the last eight years, there has been a
colossal increase in almost all the schemes of
tribal development as compared to the past.

n Tribals mainly live in mining-rich areas,
TRIBAL PRIDE DAY but they never received a share in
15TH NOVEMBER the income from mining in past. This
discrepancy was removed with the
50 establishment of the District Mineral n In the financial year 2021-2022
Fund, ensuring that 30 percent of the
pre and post-matric scholarships
income from mining is spent on local
of Rs 2500 Crore given to 35.2
new Eklavya Model development. lakh tribal students through
Residential Schools n Through this, an amount of more than Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
331 universities have been
foundation laid by PM 57 thousand crores has been collected included in the scheme.
Modi in 27 districts. so far, which is being used in the
development of tribal areas. n The birth date of

A target has been set to n The number of TRIFED-operated outlets Bhagwan Birsa Munda
increase Eklavya Model for marketing of tribal products has on15th November
Schools to increased from 29 to 116. has been declared as
n Approval for tribal freedom fighter Tribal Pride Day.
museums to be set up across the
740 by 2026. country with a budget of 200 crores in n Bhagwan Birsa
Munda Memorial
Gujarat, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh,
10 Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Park cum Freedom
Fighter Museum in
Telangana, Manipur, Mizoram, and Goa.
Jharkhand dedicated
Tribal Research n National Tribal Museum is being to the nation by
Institutes have been established at Garudeshwar in Narmada Prime Minister
approved nationwide district. The museum under construction Narendra Modi.
after 2014 is at a distance of 6 km from the Statue
of Unity.
At the same time, n Efforts were made to integrate tribals
under the top-class into the mainstream of development,
scholarship scheme, socio-economic, upliftment, and political
one thousand students representation, who made unforgettable
are given scholarships contributions and sacrifices in the
every year for admission freedom movement.
to top institutes like IITs,
IIMs, and AIIMS.

thinking has also awakened the people in this Women's empowerment was once thought to
society, and now daughters are emerging as proud. have limited scope in the country. Women from
People now want their daughters to achieve self- poor families and villages were not there. However,
sufficiency. This is why women's power is growing in recent years, the central government has worked
in every field, including the army and startups; the to eliminate this distinction. Today, the face of
Olympics and research; education, science, and women's empowerment is more than 9 crore poor
politics; business and sports; and daughters are women who have access to gas for the first time
raising their flags everywhere. and are no longer trapped in smoky kitchens.

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