Kendrapada: Altogether 28,383 houses of particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) have been completed in Odisha under PM JANMAN as on Feb 9, 2026.The provision of pucca houses to PVTG households is one of the interventions under PM JANMAN which is being implemented by the ministry of rural development (MoRD). The Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Nov 15, 2023.
The total target of 4.9 lakh houses under the abhiyan have been allocated to states implementing the housing intervention of PM JANMAN. More than 4.76 lakh houses have been sanctioned by the states and more than 2.61 lakh houses have been completed as on Feb 9, 2026, said the minister of state for tribal affairs Durgadas Ulkey in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.Replying to a question by Haris Beeran, the minister said the parameters for automatic exclusion in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) have been relaxed and only two exclusion parameters i.e. “household with pucca houses and household with any member as a govt. employee”, were made applicable for PVTGs to be identified under PM JANMAN.The landless beneficiaries are accorded top priority under PMAY-G. Also, providing land to the landless beneficiaries is of utmost importance since they are among the most deserving beneficiaries. “Land is a state subject, and the ministry has no role in the land acquisition matters of the states. However, as per the provisions of the scheme, the State/Union Territory (UT) shall ensure that the landless beneficiary is provided land from the govt land or any other land, including public land (panchayat common land, community land or land belonging to other local authorities),” added the minister.
