Govt to start PM Adarsh Gram Yojna covering 36 thousand villages across country

Union Tribal Affairs minister Arjun Munda said that his ministry would start Prdhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna covering 36 thousand villages across the country.

• Villages with 50 percent tribal population would be given priority under it.
• 1,700 tribal villages in Assam will be converted into model village.
• The Minister said that another 184 new Van Dhan Kendra to be set up in the state that would benefit nearly 60 thousand people.