Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada 2026: Over 300 Tribal Projects

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will observe Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada across the country from 1 to 15 November 2026. The fortnight ends on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas on 15 November, the birth anniversary of Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda. It is meant to be more than a commemoration: a time-bound drive to push the Ministry’s flagship programmes to the last mile and to spread awareness of schemes and entitlements among tribal families, students and citizens.

Background of the day

The day was designated on 15 November in 2021, honouring the part tribal heroes played in the freedom struggle and the place of tribal communities in the country’s cultural, spiritual and social life. It has since driven programmes such as PM-JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan. Past celebrations were held at Ranchi in 2021, Khunti in 2022 and 2023, Jamui in 2024 and Dediapada in 2025. The 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda was marked as Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh in 2024-25, with over 28 national events and more than 2 lakh activities drawing above 3.8 crore participants.

National events through the fortnight

• About 200 students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools will meet the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 12 November.
• The National Tribal Literary Festival is at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 12 and 13 November.
• A national workshop at IIT Delhi on strengthening Adi Vaani as tribal living heritage and a national tribal language repository.
• The Rani Durgavati Adivasi Mahila Sammelan on 14 November gathers 500 tribal women entrepreneurs from 30 States and Union Territories.
• Swasthya-Poshan Sewa Sangam camps for PVTGs run at PM-JANMAN Multi-Purpose Centres from 15 October to 15 November.
• A healers’ conclave trains about 1,500 traditional healers from 9 States and UTs at Hyderabad on 1 and 2 November, under a plan to certify 1 lakh healers.
• About 1.54 lakh Adi Karmayogi Volunteers across 76,963 villages are being trained through State Administrative Training Institutes.
• Scholarship Access Camps in 73 districts help students with applications and Aadhaar seeding.
• A programme with CSIR-NBRI at Koraput, Odisha, will conserve 200 to 300 medicinal plant species.

Projects and digital launches

On Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas more than 300 projects will be taken up across States, with 228 ready for inauguration and 74 for foundation stones. They include a new Tribal Research Institute building at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh and the Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum at Kelsih in Mizoram.

Two national digital initiatives will be launched. The Jan-HIT Portal, short for Janjatiya Health Intelligence and Technology and built with ICMR, is described as the country’s first platform for tribe-disaggregated health data and covers 20 States. The National FRA Digital Platform will carry the whole forest rights claim process under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, from submission at the Gram Sabha to digitally signed titles, on one system.

In the States

Tribal Research Institutes in 19 States and UTs have planned more than 160 activities with an expected footfall above 1 lakh, Andhra Pradesh plans a statewide tribal carnival, Goa the Adivasi Kala and Khel Samagam, Odisha a Bhagwan Birsa Munda Pavilion, Shillong a Tribal Music Festival, and Gujarat an art and craft fair at Amdavad Haat. Citizens can join through the quiz and pledge on MyGov.