{"id":173700,"date":"2025-06-26T13:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=173700"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:35:50","slug":"daja-2025-india-launches-largest-ever-tribal-empowerment-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daja-2025-india-launches-largest-ever-tribal-empowerment-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"DAJA 2025: India launches largest-ever tribal empowerment campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Government of India has launched the Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan (DAJA), the largest campaign for empowering tribal communities in independent India. It is running from 15 June to 15 July 2025, the month-long campaign is reaching over 5.5 crore tribal citizens directly over a period of 31 States and Union Territories, over 550 districts, and over 1 lakh tribal villages and PVTG habitation. This huge campaign corresponds to the vision of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi&#8217;s mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas, with the baton of inclusive governance being carried forward by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Spirit Behind DAJA: Honoring Birsa Munda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Campaign invokes the spirit of heritage behind the name of Bhagwan Birsa Munda (Dharti Aaba), who is a tribal icon who is being commemorated by the campaign, which is articulated around the theme of Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh, representing the rich heritage-history-resilience and the True-identity of tribal communities with the spirit of fulfilling a long needed role of placing Tribals into India\u2019s development working altogether with other communities in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Massive Reach and Ground-Level Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In just the&nbsp;<strong>first nine days<\/strong>, DAJA has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reached 53+ lakh tribal citizens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Held\u00a022,000+ tribal empowerment camps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitated over\u00a01.38 lakh Aadhaar enrolments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Issued more than\u00a01.68 lakh Ayushman Bharat cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registered over\u00a046,000 tribal farmers under PM-Kisan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrolled\u00a022,000+ women under PM Ujjwala Yojana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opened\u00a032,000+ new PM Jan Dhan accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership Speaks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shri JualOram<\/strong>, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs:<em>\u201cThis is not merely a campaign \u2014 it is a mass movement for equity and dignity. It\u2019s a tribute to our tribal communities who live in harmony with nature.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shri Durga Das Uikey<\/strong>, MoS, Tribal Affairs:<em>\u201cThe rising involvement of tribal youth and women showcases a new spirit of aspiration and inclusion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shri VibhuNayar<\/strong>, Secretary, Tribal Affairs:<em>\u201cFrom real-time digital dashboards to cultural revival, DAJA is setting a new governance benchmark.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 5 Pillars of DAJA: A New Model of Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Janbhagidari<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Led by tribal voices, powered by communities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Every eligible household to receive entitlements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural Inclusion<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Using tribal languages and art to engage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Convergence<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ministries, CSOs, youth groups working as one<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Last-Mile Delivery<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Reaching the remotest hamlets with services<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nationwide Mobilisation: A People&#8217;s Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>550+ districts<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>3,000+ blocks<\/strong>\u00a0activated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation from\u00a0<strong>700+ tribal communities<\/strong>&amp;<strong>75 PVTGs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth groups like\u00a0<strong>MY Bharat<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>NSS<\/strong>, civil society and tribal students are on the ground<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural programs<\/strong>\u00a0across India: tribal cuisine festivals, folk dances, handicraft exhibitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of India has launched the Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan (DAJA), the largest campaign for empowering tribal communities in independent India. 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