Overview
- November 15 was observed nationwide as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas to honor Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his 150th birth anniversary.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Birsa Munda and extended greetings for Jharkhand’s Foundation Day, with President Droupadi Murmu issuing similar messages.
- Modi is scheduled to preside over a national celebration in Dediapada, Gujarat, where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 9,700 crore, including Rs 7,667 crore from the Union Tribal Affairs Ministry.
- Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan highlighted longer-term measures, noting 728 Eklavya Model Residential Schools are targeted with 479 functional, and that 11 tribal freedom-fighter museums have been sanctioned across 10 states with four inaugurated.
- State-level programs echoed the theme, with Mizoram’s governor praising tribal contributions and Madhya Pradesh’s tribal affairs minister pledging new textbook references and local celebrations.