• PM Modi to address Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme on November 15.
• 246 development projects worth around ₹3,000 crore to be inaugurated or launched.
• 38 Eklavya schools and 100 PM-JANMAN centres among the projects.
• Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum to be inaugurated in Mizoram.

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 14th Nov: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme on November 15, marking the 151st birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda. The programme will be held in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, at 11 AM through video conferencing.

During the event, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 246 development projects worth around ₹3,000 crore. The initiatives aim to strengthen education, healthcare, livelihoods, tribal heritage preservation and community infrastructure.

Of the projects, 173 will be inaugurated. These include 38 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for tribal students and 100 Multi-Purpose Centres under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN).

Other inaugurations include the Tribal Research Institute building in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum in Aizawl, Mizoram. The museum honours Mizo tribal freedom fighters and commemorates Ropuiliani, a 19th-century Mizo chieftainess who resisted British colonial rule.

The Prime Minister will also lay foundation stones for 19 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools and 12 Tribal Multipurpose Marketing Centres to improve educational access and market opportunities for tribal producers. Another 42 projects under PM-JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan will also receive foundation stones.

The programme will mark the conclusion of Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada, observed nationwide from November 1 to 15. Activities during the fortnight have included a National Tribal Literary Festival, health and nutrition camps for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, training programmes for tribal healers and community service drives in tribal villages.