{"id":154368,"date":"2025-02-06T19:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=154368"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:30:08","slug":"boost-for-tribal-welfare-in-budget","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/boost-for-tribal-welfare-in-budget","title":{"rendered":"Boost for Tribal Welfare in Union Budget 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Budget 2025-26 provides a historic financial boost for tribal welfare, with a 45.79% increase in funding for the development of 10.45 crore tribal people across India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Budgetary Support for Tribal Welfare<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Total allocation for tribal development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b914,925.81 Cr (2025-26) \u2192 <\/span><b>45.79% increase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from \u20b910,237.33 Cr (2024-25).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>231.83% rise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since 2014-15 (\u20b94,497.96 Cr) \u2192 sustained government focus on tribal welfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Major Schemes &#038; Allocations<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>2025-26 Allocation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b97,088.60 crore (nearly double from \u20b94,748 crore in 2024-25).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Provide quality education to tribal students in remote areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Pradhan Mantri Jan Jatiya Vikas Mission:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>2025-26 Allocation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b9380.40 crore (up from \u20b9152.32 crore).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Create year-round income-generating opportunities for tribal communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>2025-26 Allocation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b9335.97 crore (163% increase).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bridge infrastructural gaps in education, healthcare, and employment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Multi-Purpose Centers (MPC) under PM-JANMAN:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>2025-26 Allocation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b9300 crore (doubled from \u20b9150 crore).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enhance socio-economic support in <\/span><b>Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dominated habitations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA)<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Saturation of infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Budgetary Outlay:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b979,156 crore over five years (Central Share: \u20b956,333 crore, State Share: \u20b922,823 crore).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>2025-26 Allocation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b92,000 crore (quadrupled from \u20b9500 crore).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.7992%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>About Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Establishment and Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMRS started in the<\/span><b> year 1997-98<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to impart <\/span><b>quality education to ST children<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>remote areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order to enable them to avail of opportunities in <\/span><b>high and professional educational courses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and get employment in various sectors.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The schools focus on the<\/span><b> all-round development of the students.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each school has a capacity of <\/span><b>480 students,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> catering to students from<\/span><b> Class VI to XII<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Funding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Grants were given for construction of schools and <\/span><b>recurring expenses to the State Governments <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under <\/span><b>Grants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under <\/span><b>Article 275 (1) of the Constitution.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Eklavya Model Day Boarding Schools (EMDBS): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wherever density of<\/span><b> ST population is higher in identified Sub-Districts (90% or more),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is proposed to set up Eklavya Model Day Boarding School (EMDBS) on an experimental basis for providing <\/span><b>additional scope for ST Students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seeking to avail school education without residential facility.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Launched:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2021-22 for period of 2021-22 to 2025-26<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Nodal Agency:<\/b> <b>TRIFED<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Strengthening <\/span><b>tribal entrepreneurship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and enhancing <\/span><b>livelihood opportunities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through sustainable use of natural resources.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Merger of Existing Schemes<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>\u201cMechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP)\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Ensuring <\/span><b>Minimum Support Price (MSP) &#038; Value Chain Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for MFP.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>\u201cInstitutional Support for Development &#038; Marketing of Tribal Products\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Promoting tribal enterprises &#038; value addition.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key Focus Areas<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Sustainable livelihood generation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through <\/span><b>MFP, farm &#038; non-farm activities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotion of <\/span><b>tribal enterprises, cooperatives, &#038; self-managed producer groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening <\/span><b>market linkages &#038; value chain development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a scheme to transform villages with significant <\/span><b>tribal populations into model villages.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a revamped version of the <\/span><b>Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Duration: Implemented during 2021-22 to 2025-26<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Objectives<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Improve the infrastructure in vital sectors like health, education, connectivity, and livelihood\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Prepare Village Development Plans based on the needs, potential, and aspirations\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Maximize the benefit of the schemes of the Centre and States to the Scheduled Population<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan Package<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Launched in 2024 as\u00a0 Centrally Sponsored Scheme<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Total Outlay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u20b979,156 crore allocated for implementation over five years.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Aim:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For improving the <\/span><b>socio-economic condition of tribal communities,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by adopting saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Coverage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It will cover 549 districts and 2,740 blocks spread across all tribal majority villages across 30 States \/ UTs.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key Features:<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Integration of 17 ministries through 25 targeted interventions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Focus on health, education, livelihoods, and skill development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+CSE+Books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC CSE Books From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Constitutional Provisions Related to Scheduled Tribes in India<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Constitution of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> does <\/span><b>not define &#8216;tribe&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term <\/span><b>Scheduled Tribe (ST)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was inserted in <\/span><b>Article 342(1)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Article 342(1):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>President<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may, by <\/span><b>public notification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, specify the <\/span><b>tribes or tribal communities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> deemed to be <\/span><b>Scheduled Tribes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for constitutional purposes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Educational and Cultural Rights of Tribals in India:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Article 15(4):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Special provisions for the advancement of Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Article 29:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Protection of <\/span><b>tribal identity, culture, and language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the rights of minorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Article 46:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>State must promote educational and economic interests of STs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and protect them from <\/span><b>social injustice and exploitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Article 350:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Right to <\/span><b>conserve a distinct language, script, or culture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Political Rights<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Article 330:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reservation of seats for STs in the <\/span><b>Lok Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Article 332:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reservation of seats for STs in <\/span><b>State Legislatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Article 243D:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reservation of seats for STs in <\/span><b>Panchayats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure grassroots political participation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Administrative &#038; Economic Rights<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Article 275(1):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Grants-in-aid by the <\/span><b>Union Government to States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for promoting ST welfare and administration in Scheduled Areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Article 244(1):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Fifth Schedule:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Applies to <\/span><b>Scheduled Areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in states other than Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Sixth Schedule:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Governs <\/span><b>tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing <\/span><b>autonomous district councils (ADCs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Article 16(4):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Provides for <\/span><b>reservations in government jobs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for backward classes, including STs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Article 16(4A):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allows <\/span><b>reservation in promotions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for STs in government services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Key Issues Faced by Tribes in India<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Land &#038; Resource Rights: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large-scale <\/span><b>development projects, mining, and deforestation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have led to <\/span><b>forced evictions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of tribal communities.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of <\/span><b>2022<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>only 50%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>42.76 lakh claims<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under FRA were approved (Ministry of Tribal Affairs).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Socio-Economic Marginalization: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STs have one of the highest poverty rates in India.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of <\/span><b>healthcare, clean drinking water, and sanitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in remote tribal regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Educational Gap: High dropout rates in STs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to <\/span><b>poverty, lack of schools, and cultural differences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the 2011 Census, the literacy rate among Scheduled Tribes (STs) was 59%, which is significantly below the national average.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Exploitation &#038; Bonded Labor: Human trafficking &#038; child labor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are major issues in tribal-dominated areas.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many STs are forced into <\/span><b>low-paying and hazardous jobs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to lack of economic opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Cultural Erosion: Urbanization and modernization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are leading to the <\/span><b>loss of tribal languages, traditions, and customs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Inadequate representation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in national cultural policies and media.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Lack of Political Representation: Despite constitutional safeguards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ST communities often have <\/span><b>little say in policymaking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at both national and state levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Way Forward for Tribal Welfare<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Land &#038; Resource Rights: Strict implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide STs with <\/span><b>legal land titles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Protection from displacement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to development projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Education &#038; Skill Development: Bilingual education programs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help tribal students <\/span><b>learn in their mother tongue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Scholarships &#038; incentives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reduce <\/span><b>dropout rates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among tribal children.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Expansion of EMRS (Eklavya Model Residential Schools)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to improve educational access.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Healthcare &#038; Sanitation: Strengthening of health infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in tribal-dominated areas.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Special healthcare initiatives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>Sickle Cell Disease, malnutrition, and maternal health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Women\u2019s Empowerment: Skill development programs for tribal women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under schemes like <\/span><b>Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Self-Help Groups (SHGs) &#038; micro-credit schemes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to promote <\/span><b>financial independence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cultural Preservation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Encourage tribal art &#038; heritage through TRIFED, Aadi Mahotsav, and cultural festivals.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Support for indigenous languages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through digital platforms &#038; community-run schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Inclusive Governance &#038; Representation: Strengthen Gram Sabhas in tribal areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for better participation in local governance.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Ensure proper representation of STs in policymaking bodies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Budget 2025-26 fosters tribal empowerment through enhanced education, economic opportunities, health, and cultural preservation. 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