Goverment Of Gujarat
Niramal Gujarat            Chief Minister's
   Ten Point Programme
Tribal Development Department


Chief Minister’s Ten Point Programme for Tribal Development

     The Government of Gujarat has launched a bold and unprecedented initiative - the ‘Chief Minister’s Ten Point Programme for the Development of Tribal Areas’. This programme seeks to enable the tribal regions to leapfrog into mainstream development by bridging the gap between ITDP blocks and other parts of Gujarat. The Ten Point Programme will allocate a package of Rs. 15,000 crore - the largest in the state’s history of tribal development – so as to permanently remove persistent poverty.

     The Programme with the help of private initiative, technology, infrastructure, training and modern facilities seeks to lead tribal communities into the new age of global linkages, IT, and value addition. The Programme has the following ten components:)
The Programme with the help of private initiative, technology, infrastructure, training and modern facilities seeks to lead tribal communities into the new age of global linkages, IT, and value addition. The Programme has the following ten components:


1. Employment Opportunities for 5 Lakh Families
Creation of more employment through productivity enhancement in agricultural sector
Increase in animal husbandry and dairy-based activities
Quality skill training for tribal youth
Development of modern, scientific and technical facilities and linking the tribal youth to them for increased livelihood opportunities
Preference to women-headed households
2. Quality of Education and Higher Education
Higher secondary schools for science in each taluka
Provision for enrolling 1000 students in nationally recognized residential schools and creating a talent pool for tribals
Navodaya or Eklavya type residential school in each tribal taluka and making them comparable with quality urban schools
Establishment of 100 additional hostels for college students
Establishment of Arts, Science and Commerce colleges to cover remote and left out talukas
Establishment of excellent academic units including engineering and medical colleges, polytechnics, nursing colleges and ITI colleges
3. Economic Development
Annual allocation of Rs. 1 crore per taluka for development of identified economic activities through a cluster-based approach and market linkages
Linking remote tribal areas to nearby economic centres through development of basic infrastructure and facilities such as roads, water supply, irrigation and continuous power supply in all tribal areas
Value addition to local natural resources for higher returns to tribal families
4. Health
Benefits of Chiranjeevi Yojana to all ST families
Annual health check-up programmes for all ST families
Financial assistance to BPL families in case of heart surgery
Special drive for tackling endemic diseases such as sickle cell anaemia, leptospirosis, etc
Special drive for tackling endemic diseases such as sickle cell anaemia, leptospirosis, etc
5. Housing
Housing for all ST families within the next five years
6. Safe Drinking Water
All ST families to get safe, assured and adequate drinking water within the next five years
At least 25% of the ST population to get access to piped water supply
7. Irrigation
Emphasis on group irrigation schemes
Creation of water conservation structures on watershed basis
Creation of more checkdams in tribal areas
Subsidy to BPL families for individual facilities such as oil engines, etc
Financial and technical assistance for promoting drip irrigation
8. Universal Electrification
Electrification to all hitherto uncovered hamlets
Alternative arrangements through solar energy for remote and dispersed hamlets
Free electrification to all BPL families
9. All-Weather Road Connectivity
9. All-Weather Road Connectivity
All hamlets with population of less than 250 to be connected by roads
Special drive for repairing existing roads in tribal areas
10. Urban Development
Development of 13 tribal towns to act as growth engines
All tribal talukas to get broadband connectivity within next five years
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