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PVTGs IN INDIA

29th July, 2021

Key Pointers

  • Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) is a government of India classification created with the purpose of enabling improvement in the conditions of certain communities with particularly low development indices.
  • The Dhebar Commission (1960-1961) stated that within Scheduled Tribes there existed an inequality in the rate of development.
  • During the fourth Five Year Plan a sub-category was created within Scheduled Tribes to identify groups that considered to be at a lower level of development.
  • This was created based on the Dhebar Commission report and other studies. This sub-category was named "Primitive tribal group".
  • In 2006 the government of India proposed to rename "Primitive tribal group" as Particularly vulnerable tribal group"
  • Presently, there are 75 PVTGs in 18 States and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
  • Among the 75 listed PVTG's the highest number are found in Odisha (13), followed by Andhra Pradesh (12), Bihar including Jharkhand (9) Madhya Pradesh including Chhattisgarh (7) Tamil Nadu (6) Kerala and Gujarat having five groups each.
  • The criteria followed for determination of PVTGs are as under:
  • A pre-agriculture level of technology;
  • A stagnant or declining population;
  • Extremely low literacy; and
  • A subsistence level of the economy.
  • Government of India designed a procedure to identify PVTGs.
  • According to the procedure, the state governments or UT governments submit proposals to the Central Ministry of Tribal Welfare for identification of PVTGs.
  • After ensuring the criteria is fulfilled, the Central Ministry selects those groups as PVTGs.

State / UT Name

PVTGs Name

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

1. Bodo Gadaba 2. Bondo Poroja 3. Chenchu 4. Dongria Khond 5. Gutob Gadaba 6. Khond Poroja 7. Kolam 8. Kondareddis 9. Konda Savaras 10. Kutia Khond 11. Parengi Poroja l2. Thoti

Bihar and Jharkhand

13. Asurs 14. Birhor 15. Birjia 16. Hill Kharia 17. Konvas 18. Mal Paharia 19. Parhaiyas 20. Sauda Paharia 21. Savar

Jharkhand

Same as above

Gujarat

22. Kathodi 23. Kohvalia 24. Padhar 25. Siddi 26. Kolgha

Karnataka

27. Jenu Kuruba 28. Koraga

Kerala

29. Cholanaikayan (a section of Kattunaickans) 30. Kadar 31. Kattunayakan 32. Kurumbas 33. Koraga

Madhya Pradesh and

Chhattisgarh

34. Abujh Macias 35. Baigas 36. Bharias 37. Hill Korbas 38. Kamars 39. Saharias 40. Birhor

Chhattisgarh

Same as above

Maharashtra

41. Katkaria (Kathodia) 42. Kolam 43. Maria Gond

Manipur

44. Marram Nagas

Odisha

45. Birhor 46. Bondo 47. Didayi 48. Dongria-Khond 49. Juangs 50. Kharias 51. Kutia Kondh 52. Lanjia Sauras 53. Lodhas 54. Mankidias 55. Paudi Bhuyans 56. Soura 57. Chuktia Bhunjia

Rajasthan

58. Seharias

Tamil Nadu

59. Kattu Nayakans 60. Kotas 61. Kurumbas 62. Irulas 63. Paniyans 64. Todas

Tripura

65. Reangs

Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

66. Buxas 67. Rajis

West Bengal

68. Birhor 69. Lodhas 70. Totos

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

71. Great Andamanese 72. Jarawas 73. Onges 74. Sentinelese 75. Shorn Pens