Ministry of Tribal Affairs
azadi ka amrit mahotsav

Implementation of DAJGUA

Posted On: 30 JUL 2026 1:44PM by PIB Delhi

Replying to a question in Lok Sabha today the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed that the number of tribal beneficiaries eligible to receive benefits under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) across various States and Union Territories is at Annexure I.

Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), the Ministry of Tribal Affairs have regular Inter – Ministerial and coordination meetings with line ministries under DAJGUA, to ensure effective implementation of the scheme. Further, regular review meetings are also held with respective States/ Districts Authority. Provision of PMU has also been made for effective monitoring and implementation of the scheme. Furthermore, through the initiatives Adi KarmaYogi Abhiyan, the Ministry has been actively encouraging community engagement and involvement also. The Monitoring and Evaluation Framework under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan also provides for a technology-enabled monitoring system through the PM GatiShakti Portal to track progress in real time.

Annexure I

S.No

Name of State

Total Number of Districts

Total Number of Blocks

Total Number of Villages

Total ST Household

1

ANDHRA PRADESH

18

107

878

157638

2

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

23

84

329

40925

3

ASSAM

32

147

3161

398999

4

BIHAR

24

74

771

75070

5

CHHATTISGARH

32

138

6691

1103404

6

GOA

2

9

25

7227

7

GUJARAT

21

102

4265

1228970

8

HIMACHAL PRADESH

10

26

270

24423

9

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

20

112

393

91072

10

JHARKHAND

24

231

7139

967113

11

KARNATAKA

28

129

1089

155318

12

KERALA

4

9

89

53032

13

LADAKH

2

30

143

23816

14

LAKSHADWEEP

1

2

2

1733

15

MADHYA PRADESH

51

267

11377

1858795

16

MAHARASHTRA

32

214

4975

937393

17

MANIPUR

13

57

516

110530

18

MEGHALAYA

12

53

1437

199324

19

MIZORAM

11

26

383

80148

20

NAGALAND

16

74

608

176419

21

ODISHA

27

234

7667

1085661

22

RAJASTHAN

30

208

6019

1076190

23

SIKKIM

6

26

119

14901

24

TAMIL NADU

16

36

248

74079

25

TELANGANA

30

230

924

271029

26

THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU

2

2

76

28152

27

TRIPURA

8

52

392

181487

28

UTTAR PRADESH

26

47

517

51116

29

UTTARAKHAND

7

15

128

15581

30

WEST BENGAL

21

170

3212

364673

Total

549

2911

63843

10854218

RN


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