• The Jiban Sampark Project undertaken by Odisha govt. in association with UNICEF.
• Aim: to generate awareness among Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Odisha on various development and welfare initiatives of State Government, especially on women and child welfare.
• Focus area:  skill development, empowering communities, cooperation and innovation among the groups.

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs):

• The category of the PVTGs was created with the purpose of enabling improvement in the conditions of certain communities with particularly low development indices.
• A separate category of PVTGs was constituted based on the recommendations of the Dhebar Commission in 1975.
• PVTGs are identified by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs based on the recommendations from the state governments or Union territories. The highest numbers of PVTGs are found in Odisha.