Particularly vulnerable tribal group
A particularly vulnerable tribal group or PVTG (previously known as a Primitive tribal group), in the context of India, is a sub-classification of
Origin of the concept
The Dhebar Commission (1960-1961)
Groups that satisfied any of the criterion were considered to be a Primitive Tribal Group. At the conclusion of the Fifth Five year plan, 52 communities were identified as being a "primitive tribal group" based on recommendations made by Indian state governments.[4][5] At the conclusion of the Sixth Five year plan 20 additional groups were added and 2 more were added in the Seventh Five year plan and finally one more group was added in the eighth five-year plan, for a total 75 groups were identified as Primitive Tribal Group.[6] The 75th group recognised as PTG were the Maram in Manipur in 1993-94. No new group was declared as PTG on the basis of the 2001 census.[7]
In 2006 the government of India changed the name of "Primitive tribal group" to "Particularly vulnerable tribal group"[8] PTG has since been renamed Particularly vulnerable tribal group by the government of India.[9]
Other issues
Until 2018 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups were not allowed contraceptive use by the Indian Government because of their often declining or stagnant population growth. Based on the assumption that allowing them the use contraception would hamper efforts to increase the size of their populations. However in 2018 the
List
Sl. No. | Name of PVTG | Notified State | Population (2011) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chenchu | Andhra Pradesh | 64227 |
2 | Bodo Gadaba | 38081 | |
3 | Gutob Gadaba | ||
4 | Dongria Khond | 103290 | |
5 | Kultia Khond | ||
6 | Kolam | 44912 | |
7 | Konda Reddi | 107747 | |
8 | Kondasavara | 139424 | |
9 | Bondo Porja | - | |
10 | Khond Porja | - | |
11 | Parengi Proja | 36502 | |
12 | Thoti | 4811 | |
13 | Asur | Bihar | 4129 |
14 | Birhor | 377 | |
15 | Birjia | 208 | |
16 | Hill Kharia | 11569 | |
17 | Korwa | 452 | |
18 | Mal Paharia | 2225 | |
19 | Parhaiya | 647 | |
20 | Sauria Paharia | 1932 | |
21 | Savar | 80 | |
29 | Kolgha | Gujarat | 67119 |
30 | Kathodi | 13632 | |
31 | Kotwalia | 24249 | |
32 | Padhar | 30932 | |
33 | Siddi | 8661 | |
34 | Asur | Jharkhand | 22459 |
35 | Birhor | 10726 | |
36 | Birjia | 6276 | |
37 | Hill Kharia | 196135 | |
38 | Korwa | 35606 | |
39 | Mal Paharia | 135797 | |
40 | Parhaiya | 25585 | |
41 | Sauria Paharia | 46222 | |
42 | Savar | 9688 | |
43 | Jenu Kuruba | Karnataka | 36076 |
44 | Koraga | 14794 | |
45 | Cholanai- kayan | Kerala | 124 |
46 | Kadar | 2949 | |
47 | Kattunay-ankan | 18199 | |
48 | Koraga | 1582 | |
49 | Kurumba | 2586 | |
50 | Abujh Maria | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh | 5093124 |
51 | Baiga | 414526 | |
52 | Bharia | 193230 | |
53 | Birhor | 52 | |
54 | Hill Korwa | - | |
55 | Kamar | 666 | |
56 | Sahariya | 165 | |
57 | Katkari/ Kathodi | 285334 | |
58 | Kolam | 194671 | |
59 | Maria Gond | 1618090 | |
60 | Maram Naga | Manipur | 27524 |
61 | Chuktia Bhunjia | Orissa | 2378 |
62 | Birhor | 596 | |
63 | Bondo | 12231 | |
64 | Didayi | 8890 | |
65 | Dongria Khond | 6306 | |
66 | Juang | 47095 | |
67 | Kharia | 222844 | |
68 | Kutia Khond | 7232 | |
69 | Lanjia Saura | 5960 | |
70 | Lodha | 9785 | |
71 | Mankirdia | 2222 | |
72 | Paudi Bhuyan | 5788 | |
73 | Saura | 534751 | |
74 | Saharia | Rajasthan | 1,11,377 |
75 | Irular | Tamil Nadu | 189661 |
76 | Kattunay- akan | 46672 | |
77 | Kota | 308 | |
78 | Korumba | 6823 | |
79 | Paniyan | 10134 | |
80 | Toda | 2002 | |
81 | Riang | Tripura | 1,88,220 |
82 | Buksa | Uttar Pradesh | 4710 |
83 | Raji | 2241 | |
84 | Buksa | Uttrakhand | 4710 |
85 | Raji | 1295 | |
86 | Birhor | West Bengal | 2241 |
87 | Lodha | 1,08,707 | |
88 | Toto | 66627 | |
89 | Great Andamanese | Andaman & Nico- bar Islands | 44 |
90 | Jarawa | 380 | |
91 | Onge | 101 | |
92 | Sentinelese | 15 | |
93 | Shom Pen | 229 |
References
- ISBN 978-81-7533-086-3. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Revised scheme of "Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups" - PVTGs" (PDF). tribal.nic.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.
- ISBN 978-81-7156-612-9. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7619-3242-0. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-8324-026-0. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ISBN 978-81-8069-782-1. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ISBN 978-81-8069-745-6. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-07-107466-7. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Misconstruing order, Chhattisgarh tribals denied sterilisation for three decades". 2012-10-31. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Bhuyan, Anoo. "Tribal Women in Chhattisgarh Win Right to Access Contraception". The wire. Retrieved 2020-09-01.