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March 2, 2026 10:49 PM

Union Minister Jual Oram inaugurates Tribes Art Fest 2026

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Monday inaugurated a 12-day festival Tribes Art Fest 2026 at Travancore Palace in New Delhi, reaffirming the government’s aim to preserve tribal heritage alongside structured economic empowerment. Oram said that the Ministry is pursuing an integrated approach to tribal empowerment that combines cultural preservation with socio-economic development. He highlighted major initiatives including PM JANMAN for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)...

December 19, 2025 2:37 PM

Tribal MPs hold high-level interaction to accelerate development initiatives across tribal regions

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram on Thursday led a high-level interaction with Tribal Members of Parliament and Ministers, underscoring a collective push to fast-track the holistic development of tribal communities across the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the gathering, Oram said the interaction reflected a unified commitment of elected tribal leadership towards inclusion, empowerment and dignity of tribal citizens, in line with the national...

July 22, 2025 5:19 PM

PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan: Massive Development Scheme to Remake India’s Tribal Heartland

India’s most extensive tribal development initiative, the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM JUGA), has reached over 5 crore tribal citizens across 63,000 villages since its launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2024, from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. With a financial outlay of ₹79,156 crore, the scheme covers 549 districts-accounting for nearly 71% of the country-and is implemented through coordinated efforts of 17 line ministries. This initiative was approved by the ...