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03/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/12/2026 05:57

Pucca Houses for ST Families under PM-JUGA

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Pucca Houses for ST Families under PM-JUGA

Posted On: 12 MAR 2026 4:57PM by PIB Delhi

Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA) , launched by the Hon'ble PM on October 2, 2024, as Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), aims to saturate infrastructural gaps , improve access to health, education, Anganwadi facilities and providing livelihood opportunities totribal people of 63,843 villagesin 549 districts and 2,911 blocksacross 30 States/UTs.

One of the key interventions under the program is the construction of pucca houses for Scheduled Tribe (ST) families, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development. Against the target of 20 lakh pucca houses under DAJGUA, a total of 12,89,251 houses have been sanctioned across various States and Union Territories, out of which 7,60,034 houses have been completed so far. The State/UT-wise progress of houses sanctioned and completed are at Annexure.

Villages under DAJGUA are identified based on the criteria that they either have a population of 500 or more with at least 50% Scheduled Tribe (ST) population, or are located in Aspirational Blocks with at least 50ST population. Scheduled Tribe families living in these selected tribal-majority villages across the country, including the state of Telangana, who lives without any shelter or households living in homes with kuccha walls and kuccha roofs or houses with zero, one, or two rooms as per the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011.

The Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) period is from 2nd October, 2024 to 31st March, 2029. The interventions undertaken under the program, including the housing initiative, are expected to be completed during this period.

Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3450 for answer on 12.03.2026

Name of the state

Sanctioned houses

Completed houses

ANDHRA PRADESH

1

1402

ARUNACHAL PRADESH*

0

780

ASSAM

54610

69747

BIHAR

17

222

CHHATTISGARH

309603

180431

DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI *

0

1767

DAMAN AND DIU*

0

10

GUJARAT

73427

72378

HIMACHAL PRADESH

2345

1115

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

21

18912

JHARKHAND

55160

5301

KARNATAKA

11565

2110

KERALA

756

122

MADHYA PRADESH

298037

118322

MAHARASHTRA

335939

76711

MANIPUR

951

4167

MEGHALAYA*

0

39412

MIZORAM*

0

6720

NAGALAND*

0

16481

ODISHA

17521

88799

RAJASTHAN

129188

43680

SIKKIM*

0

8

TAMIL NADU

110

502

TRIPURA*

0

10543

UTTAR PRADESH*

0

67

UTTARAKHAND*

0

23

WEST BENGAL*

0

302

Grand Total

1289251

760034

* Sanction before launch of DAJGUA. However, completed during DAJGUA period.

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