- Up to ₹5 lakh will be provided to tribal households for converting existing homes into tourist homestays or building new ones.
- This initiative is part of the Swadesh Darshan scheme under the Ministry of Tourism and is aimed at tapping the tourist potential of tribal areas and providing alternative livelihoods.
- The goal is to set up 1,000 homestays in tribal villages with tourist potential.
- It is one of the interventions under the umbrella package under the Pradhan Mantri-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA).
| PM-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan It aimed at enhancing the socio-economic conditions of tribal households and villages through various interventions, including boosting tourism and infrastructure. Aim to target 63,000 Scheduled Tribe-majority villages. Interventions will be implemented by 17 Ministries, with a total outlay of ₹79,156 crore over five years. Central Sponsored Scheme. Focus on recognising forest rights, building schools and marketplaces, and addressing health-related challenges like sickle cell anaemia. |
Dig Deeper: Read about various schemes launched for Tribals in the context of conflict between the Forest Rights Act and Wildlife Protection Act.
