Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan to Benefit 7,623 Tribal Villages in 22 Odisha Districts

August 9, 2025 MTIMES 24 Views Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan in Odisha, Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation, Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, latest Odisha News, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Odisha governance, Odisha News, Odisha tribal villages, ST and SC Development Department, tribal development India, tribal welfare schemes 2 min read

BHUBANESWAR: The ST and SC Development Department has announced that the Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan in Odisha, launched by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs to strengthen last-mile delivery of welfare schemes, will reach 7,623 tribal villages across 213 blocks in 22 districts of the state.

The programme aims to enhance governance in tribal regions by preparing 20 lakh field-level functionaries nationwide to lead development projects and ensure effective delivery of essential government services.

Scope of Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan in Odisha

Under the initiative, a structured cadre will be created, comprising Aadi Karmayogis (government officials at the grassroots), Aadi Sahayogis (youth leaders, teachers, doctors, social workers), and Aadi Saathis (tribal leaders, SHG members, volunteers).

A recent seven-day Regional Process Lab (RPL) workshop was held in Bhubaneswar as part of the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA). Supported by the Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF), the workshop trained 24 participants from Odisha, Jharkhand, and Bihar as state master trainers, who will further train district-level trainers to implement the programme at the block level.

Training and Implementation of Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan in Odisha

The Bhubaneswar event was the fourth in a series of regional workshops, following earlier sessions in Bengaluru, Bhopal, and Dehradun. The Abhiyan focuses on citizen-centric governance through grievance redressal, localised planning, and collaborative implementation.

It is being implemented through inter-ministerial convergence involving key ministries, including Tribal Affairs, Rural Development, Women and Child Development, Jal Shakti, Education, and Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

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