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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan with total outlay of Rs.79,156 crore.
Eligible ST household shall have access to pucca housing under the PMAY (Gramin) with availability of tapped water (Jal Jeevan Mission) and electricity supply. Eligible ST household shall also have access to Ayushman Bharat Card (PMJAY).
Ensuring all weather road connectivity to ST majority villages (PMGSY), provide access to mobile connectivity (Bharat Net) and internet, infrastructure for improving health, nutrition, and education (NHM, Samagra Shiksha and Poshan).
To increase Gross Enrollment Ratio to the national levels in school and higher education and to make quality education affordable and accessible to ST students (Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan) by setting up tribal hostels in schools at district/block level.
To ensure enhanced access to quality health facilities to ST households, reach towards the national standards in Infant Mortality Ratio , Maternal Mortality Ratio and coverage of immunisation through Mobile Medical Units (National Health Mission).
The Mission has special focus on 22 lakh FRA patta holders residing in forest areas and the benefits of different schemes will be converged & provided.
The Abhiyan aims to Improve infrastructure of Ashram schools/hostels/Tribal schools /Government residential schools for upgradation on the lines of PM-Shri Schools.
Centre of Competence (CoC) would be set up in AIIMS and premier Institutes in the States where the Sickle disease is prevalent, for pre-natal diagnosis and to reduce the prevalence of the disease by preventing future births.
For effective marketing of tribal products and for improving marketing infrastructure, awareness, branding, packaging, and transportation facilities 100 TMMCs will be set up to enable the tribal producers to get right price for their produce.
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