Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY): Model Tribal Villages
Last updated: 2026-11-13 · MockMentor
Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY) aims to turn villages with large tribal populations into model villages (Adarsh Grams). It runs from 2021-22 to 2025-26 and grew out of the Special Central Assistance to the Tribal Sub-Plan, first started in 1977-78.
In one line: gap-filling money and a village plan to bring every tribal-majority village up to basic standards.
At a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Period | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| Type | Centrally Sponsored, 100% Central grant |
| Villages | 36,428, each with 500+ ST people and at least 50% ST population |
| Pace | About 7,500 villages a year |
| Funding | ₹20.38 lakh a village for gap filling |
| Origin | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (1977-78) |
How it works
A Village Development Plan is drawn up with villagers and adopted by the Gram Sabha. It converges Central and State schemes to provide roads, telecom, schools, Anganwadis, health sub-centres, drinking water and drainage, with priority for aspirational districts.
Possible exam questions
- Assess village-level planning as a tool for tribal development.
- Why do tribal villages lag on basic services despite many schemes?
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More in Tribal Affairs schemes
- Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
- PM-JANMAN
- Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
- PM Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)
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