Centre to allocate ₹15,000 crore for PMPBTG development mission

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the Centre will allocate 15,000 crore for the socio-economic condition of the particularly vulnerable Tribal Groups of India. A focused PMPBTG Development Mission will be launched to provide much needed support to the vulnerable tribes in areas of health, clean water and sanitation, basic infrastructure and sustainable livelihood opportunities, among others.

To improve the social-economic condition of the Particularly Tribal Groups, PMPBTG Development mission will be launched to saturate PBTG habitations with basic facilities. Safe housing, clean water, road and telecom connectivity will be provided. An amount of Rs. The 15,000 crores allocated to implement this over the three years was allocated, said Sitharaman.

She said that a fund of 15,000 crore will be made available to implement the scheme in the next three years, which will benefit 3.5 lakh tribals.

Sitharaman said that this year's budget is the first for Amrit Kaal. The Indian economy is on the right track and heading towards a bright future. India's global profile is rising due to the world-class digital infrastructure and proactive role in frontier areas, she said in her Budget 2023 speech.

She said that our vision for the Amrit Kaal' includes a technology-driven and knowledge-based economy, strong public finances and a robust financial sector. sabka prayaas efforts by all are essential to achieve this jan-bhaagidari public participation through sabka saath.