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Q51 (IAS/2019) Polity & Governance › Governance, Policies & Social Justice › Social justice policies Official Key

Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India : 1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory. 2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status. 3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far. 4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

The correct answer is option C because statements 1, 2, and 4 are accurate.

Statement 1 is correct as PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)[2]. Statement 2 is also correct since a stagnant[5] or declining population is indeed one of the criteria for determining PVTG status. Statement 4 is correct as Konda Reddi (Kondareddis) [7]tribe is included in the list of PVTGs[6], and while Irular is also a recognized PVTG, the documents confirm at least one of these tribes mentioned in the statement.

However, statement 3 is incorrect. There are 75 PVTGs officially notified in India, not 95[8]. This makes option C (statements 1, 2, and 4) the correct combination, eliminating options A, B, and D which incorrectly include statement 3.

Sources
  1. [1] https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/Statistics/AnnualReport/AREnglish2324.pdf
  2. [2] https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/Statistics/AnnualReport/AREnglish2324.pdf
  3. [3] https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/Statistics/AnnualReport/AREnglish2324.pdf
  4. [4] https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Accelerated%20Development%20of%20Particularly%20Vulnerable%20Tribal%20Groups%20%28PVTGs%29_0.pdf
  5. [5] https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2023-08/pvtg_d3_english_web.pdf
  6. [6] https://tribal.nic.in/DivisionsFiles/SwLPVTGs.pdf
  7. [7] https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Accelerated%20Development%20of%20Particularly%20Vulnerable%20Tribal%20Groups%20%28PVTGs%29_0.pdf
  8. [8] https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2023-08/pvtg_d3_english_web.pdf
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This is a classic 'Official Classification' question. Standard geography books discuss tribes generally, but this question demands the specific administrative data found on the Ministry of Tribal Affairs website. The key to cracking this wasn't memorizing 75 tribe names, but catching the wrong number in Statement 3.

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Statement 1
How many States and Union Territories in India have Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"covers 75 identified PVTGs amongst most vulnerable tribal communities spread across 18 States and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands"
Why this source?
  • Official Ministry of Tribal Affairs annual report language naming the geographic spread.
  • Explicitly states the 75 identified PVTGs are spread across 18 States and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"75 such groups in 18 States and one UT have been identified and categorized as Particu-larly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)."
Why this source?
  • Chapter explicitly enumerates the territorial distribution of PVTGs.
  • Clearly states '75 such groups in 18 States and one UT have been identified and categorized as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).'

Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 41: Union Territories > Union Territories > p. 409
Strength: 5/5
“Union Article 1 of the Constitution, the territory of India comprises three categories of territories: (a) states; (b) union territories; and (c) territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any time. At present, there are twenty-eight states, eight union territories and no acquired territories. The states are the members of the federal system in India and share a distribution of power with the Centre. The union territories, on the other hand, are those areas which are under the direct control and administration of the Central government. Hence, they are also known as 'centrally administered territories'.”
Why relevant

Gives the current constitutional counts (28 states, 8 union territories), a needed baseline for counting which of these could have PVTGs.

How to extend

A student can start from this full list (28+8) and eliminate states/UTs known to lack tribal populations to bound the possible number with PVTGs.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Setting > Source: Census of India, 2001. > p. 22
Strength: 5/5
“The tribal communities live in about 15% of the country's area in varying ecological and geo-climatic conditions; mountains, hills, forests, plains and inaccessible areas. They have their presence in almost all the states and union territories of the country except Chandigarh, Goa, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab (Fig. 13.6).”
Why relevant

States that have no tribal communities (Chandigarh, Goa, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab) are explicitly listed, so they can likely be excluded when searching for PVTG presence.

How to extend

Using this elimination, a student can subtract these five from the 36 total territories to narrow candidates for having PVTGs.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Setting > Spatial Distribution of Scheduled Tribes > p. 16
Strength: 4/5
“The spatial distribution of the scheduled tribes population at the district level also indicates the tendency of clustering and concentration. The geographical distribution of tribal population is highly uneven. They are distributed in 548 districts of the country in varying proportions. About 68% of the total tribal population is confined in 105 districts. There are 16 districts (12 districts in north eastern states of India), Dangs in Gujarat, Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in which the proportion of tribal population is more than 80%. In the districts of Goa, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, tribal population is almost absent (Fig.”
Why relevant

Shows tribal population is highly clustered (about 68% in 105 districts) and notes specific high-tribal districts and that Lakshadweep is effectively entirely tribal — indicating where PVTGs are more likely to be found.

How to extend

A student could map the 105 high-tribe districts and high-tribe UTs like Lakshadweep to identify which states/UTs contain concentrated tribal populations likely to include PVTGs.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Setting > The Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) > p. 27
Strength: 3/5
“The innovative strategy of the 'Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)' for scheduled tribes was launched during 1974. This special strategy was expected to ensure that all the general development sectors earmark funds for scheduled tribes in proportion to their population so that adequate benefits from all the concerned sectors flow to this disadvantaged group. The Tribal Sub-Plan strategy has been extended to the following states and Union Territories: 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Assam, 3. Bihar, 4. Chhattisgarh, 5. Gujarat. 6. Himachal Pradesh, 7. Jammu and Kashmir, 8. Jharkhand, 9. Karnataka, 10. Kerala, 11. Madhya Pradesh, 12. Maharashtra, 13. Manipur, 14. Odisha, 15.”
Why relevant

Lists states/UTs to which the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) strategy was extended (a set of states targeted for tribal development), indicating a non-random set of territories with notable tribal populations.

How to extend

A student might treat the TSP list as candidate territories more likely to include PVTGs and cross-check these against a map or additional sources to refine the count.

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