Context: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the Adi Karmayogi Initiative under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan to improve last-mile scheme delivery in tribal villages.
Relevance of the Topic: Prelims: Key features for Adi Karmayogi initiative.
Adi Karmayogi Initiative
- Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan is a national movement to build a decentralised tribal leadership and governance ecosystem.
- Nodal Ministry : Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- Aim: To empower tribal communities, strengthen responsive governance, and create local leadership opportunities across the country.
- The initiative emphasises Sewa (service), Sankalp (Resolve), and Samarpan (Dedication) reflecting the guiding principle of “Sabka Saath, Saka Vikas, Saka Prayas, Sabka Vishwas.”
Objectives:
- To promote responsive, people-centric governance at village and community levels.
- To conduct multi-departmental Governance Lab Workshops / Process Labs from state to district, block, and village levels for capacity Building of state, District, and Block Master Trainers.
- To co-create development plans where tribal communities and government officers jointly formulate the 1 Lakh Tribal Villages-Vision 2030, including detailed action plans and investment strategies.
- To build a network of 20 lakh change leaders across 550 districts and 30 States/UTs to implement grassroots development initiatives.
- To ensure 100% saturation of welfare schemes in tribal villages.
Key Features of Adi Karmayogi Initiative
- The programme aims to build a cadre of 20 lakh trained grassroots change leaders across 550 districts in 30 States/UTs to foster responsive governance in tribal communities. Under this model, 240 state-level master trainers, 2750 district-level trainers, and 15,000 block-level trainers will be prepared, who will eventually train around 20 lakh tribal participants.
- The initiative follows a cascade model of training, where knowledge flows from master trainers to district and block-level trainers and finally to village-level participants. The training methodology is participatory and activity-based.
- Activities such as candle-lighting, fishbowl discussions, knot-tying tasks, cognitive group exercises, and role-playing are used to deliver leadership and problem-solving lessons.
- Each village-level training session will include 15 volunteers, ensuring local participation and direct engagement with community members.
- Villagers and officers will co-create the Tribal Village Vision 2030, aligned with national and international commitments towards sustainable development goals and inclusive development. These Village Vision documents will be displayed as public murals, serving both as community pledges and as aspirational blueprints for State machinery to follow.
- The initiative actively involves community volunteers to strengthen outreach:
- Adi Sahyogis (teachers, doctors, and other professionals)
- Adi Saathis (SHG members, tribal elders, youth, and local leaders) — to strengthen outreach.
- The Ministry plans to establish one lakh Adi Seva Kendras across tribal villages. These centres will function as single-window service hubs where villagers can access information and benefits of all welfare schemes.
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