Overview
- Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan notes the conclusion of the yearlong observance that began in 2024 and recalls the 2021 designation of Nov 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.
- The Centre reports a target of 728 Eklavya Model Residential Schools with 479 functional, while beneficiary counts vary across reports between about 3.5 lakh and 1.38 lakh students.
- Narendra Modi was the first prime minister to visit Birsa Munda’s birthplace in Ulihatu and announced the PM-JANMAN mission for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
- Eleven Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museums have been sanctioned, with reports differing on inaugurations—three or four—citing facilities in Ranchi, Chhindwara and a digital museum in Raipur.
- Government accounts highlight larger tribal allocations, including reported overall spending of Rs 1.25 lakh crore in 2024–25 and a tripling of the Tribal Affairs budget to Rs 13,000 crore, alongside missions such as PM JUGA and sickle cell screening drives.