Baiga tribe has become the second tribe to get the right to reside in Chhattisgarh.

National

Ahead of the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the Baiga Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) on Monday became the second group to get housing rights in the state after the Kamar PVTG on August 9. A total of 19 Baiga villages have a population of 6,483 people. (2,085 families) have been given housing rights. The Baiga community mainly resides in Rajnandgaon, Kawardha, Mungeli, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (GPM), Manendra-Bharatpur-Chirmiri and Bilaspur districts of the state. This community also lives in the adjacent districts of Madhya Pradesh. Habitat rights protect and promote traditional livelihoods and ecological knowledge passed down through generations. They also help in unifying various government schemes and initiatives of various departments to empower PVTG communities to develop their housing.


     

     

     

 

     


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