Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Maharashtra Sets Aside ₹25,000 Crore for Tribal Development
Maharashtra plans to spend ₹25,000 crore to help tribal communities.
The money will support development in groups of nearby villages.
The government wants people to find more jobs in their own villages.
It also hopes this will reduce the need for people to migrate elsewhere for work.
The plan will combine programs run by the Central and state governments.
Officials will prepare action plans for each area.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Nandurbar has already shown encouraging results, especially in farming.
Education and healthcare are also important parts of the plan.
The government says it will monitor the programs to make sure the benefits reach the intended people.
Maharashtra has earmarked ₹25,000 crore for tribal-area development under the Sansadiya Sankul Vikas Pariyojana.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the initiative will focus on employment, migration prevention and improved quality of life.
Development plans will combine Central and state schemes using a cluster-based approach covering groups of villages.
Fadnavis cited reportedly encouraging agricultural results from the initiative’s implementation in Nandurbar district.
Education, healthcare, employment and close monitoring were identified as priorities for effective implementation.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
- What
- A ₹25,000 crore tribal-development program under the Sansadiya Sankul Vikas Pariyojana.
- When
- The announcement was reported on Thursday; Fadnavis referred to the initiative at a program dated October 1, 2026.
- Where
- Tribal areas across Maharashtra, with Nandurbar cited as an example.
- Why
- To create village-based employment, reduce migration and improve living conditions, education and healthcare.
- Allocated amount
- ₹25,000 crore
- Initiative
- Sansadiya Sankul Vikas Pariyojana, also referred to as Janjatiya Sankul Vikas Pariyojana
- Main objectives
- Employment generation, migration prevention and improved quality of life
- Planning model
- Cluster-based development covering groups of villages
- Example cited
- Nandurbar district, where agricultural results were reportedly encouraging
- Priority sectors
- Education, healthcare and employment
- Implementation focus
- Integration of Central and state schemes, beneficiary access and close monitoring