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PM Modi Virtually Launches 246 Tribal Development Projects on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas

The roll‑out signals a concentrated push to expand tribal schools, health and market infrastructure while challenging past governments' record in Naxal‑affected areas.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays a traditional percussion instrument alongside President Droupadi Murmu as tribal artists perform during an event to mark the 151st birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda.
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part by video from Gadchiroli and addressed the programme on Sunday, November 15, 2026, formally inaugurating projects and speaking with tribal beneficiaries.
  • Officials say 173 of the 246 projects were inaugurated and foundation stones were laid for the remaining 73 in a package worth about Rs 3,000 crore.
  • The launches included 38 Eklavya Model Residential Schools and 100 Multi‑Purpose Centres under PM‑JANMAN, plus the Tribal Research Institute building in Itanagar and the Ropuiliani museum in Aizawl.
  • Modi used the occasion to accuse earlier governments of leaving tribal areas vulnerable to Naxal violence and cited central allocations of more than Rs 1 lakh crore for PM‑JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan to accelerate services.
  • The projects aim to expand education, health, livelihoods and market access for tribal communities, and the program capped a fortnight of Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada events that mark Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary and raise the political profile of tribal development.