Jenu Kurubas and Koragas of Karnataka will benefit from the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan or PM-JANMAN programme targeted at Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
The groundwork to ascertain the interventions required for the household units from among the Jenu Kurubas and the Koragas has been completed and entails coordination and 11 critical interventions from nine Ministries so as to shore up their quality and standard of life by providing basic facilities within a definite time frame.
Prabha Urs, Deputy Director of Karnataka State Tribal Research Centre in Mysuru, told The Hindu that the Union Cabinet approved the PM-JANMAN programme to cover all the 75 PVTG communities in India with an outlay of ₹24,104 crore, and the objective is to bridge the gaps in education, economic conditions, health, etc., through suitable interventions.
