UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India: 1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory. 2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status. 3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far. 4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 4
  4. 1, 3 and 4

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 4

Explanation

75 PVTGs are officially notified (not 95), spread across 18 States and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Criteria include a pre-agricultural level of technology, stagnant/declining population, extremely low literacy and a subsistence economy. Irular (Tamil Nadu) and Konda Reddi (Andhra Pradesh) are in the list. Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct.

Topics: particularly vulnerable tribal groups, pvtg criteria and list, society and governance, tribal development