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Note-Almost every year in prelims,there is a question related to PVTGs,and therefore this article has been framed to meet the demands of prelims .
Have a look at the trend- Examples of PYQs-
Prelims 2018 Question-
Consider the following statements :
- The definition of “Critical Wildlife Habitat” is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
- Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change oflicially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Prelims 2017 Question-
Consider the following pairs:
Traditions- Communities
- Chaliha Sahib Festival- Sindhis
- Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra- Gonds
- Wari-Warkari- Santhals
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) None of the above
PVTG- All You Need to Know
Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) (earlier: Primitive tribal group) is a government of India classification(not a constitutional category) created with the purpose of enabling improvement in the conditions of certain communities with particularly low development indices among Scheduled Tribes.(ST).
-There are 75 Particularly vulnerable tribal groups in India.
Criteria for Classification as PVTGs-
(a) a pre-agriculture level of technology,
(b) a stagnant or declining population ,
(c ) extremely low literacy and
(d) a subsistence level of economy.
Lokur Committee laid down the characteristics for identification as Scheduled Tribes as-
1.primitive traits;
2.distinctive culture;
3.shyness of contact with the community at large;
4.geographical isolation; and
5.backwardness – social and economic.
Dhebar Commission– recommended a sub category within Scheduled Tribes which were at lower levels of development ,which came to be called as “Primitive Tribal Groups” .In 2006,this category was renamed as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
Important Points-
- Sentineles– smallest population size among all PVTGs-inhabit North Sentinel Island- Andaman and Nicobar Islands= In news because they killed an American citizen who was a Christian missionary,with bows and arrows
- Sahariyas – largest population among all PVTGs- Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha– 13 PVTGs- State with the highest number of listed PVTGs,followed by Andhra Pradesh (12)
- Smallest population size among the PVTGs are the Senteneles . The Great Andamanese and the Onge are the dwindling populations. In main land, the Toto of West Bengal and the Toda of Tamil Nadu have population less than 2000 persons. The Saharia people of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are the largest among the PVTGs with population more than 4 lakhs.
Among the 75 listed PVTG’s the highest number are found in Odisha (13), followed by Andhra Pradesh (12), Bihar including Jharkhand (9) Madhya Pradesh including Chhattisgarh (7) Tamil Nadu (6) Kerala and Gujarat having five groups each. The remaining PVTGs live in West Bengal (3) Maharashtra (3), two each in Karnataka and Uttarakhand and one each in Rajasthan, Tripura and Manipur. All the four tribal groups in Andamans, and one in Nicobar Islands, are recognised as PVTGs.
Download the complete list of PVTGs State-wise from the link below-
Questions in prelims are mostly related to PVTGs which have been in news in past one year.IASNOVA PRO Subscribers will be provided with compilations on PVTGS in News and Other important ones for Prelims 2020.
