Current Context : State Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Prahlad Patel inspected the country’s first PM Janaman Colony built-in Shivpuri Janpad Panchayat Madhya Pradesh.

• The first PM Janaman Awas in the country was given to Bhagchandra Adivasi of Kalothra Panchayat of Shivpuri Block.
• A total of 1 lakh 13 thousand 433 Janaman Awas were approved in Madhya Pradesh.
• Out of these, Madhya Pradesh is at first place in the country by building 22 thousand 619 houses.

ABOUT PRADHAN MANTRI JANJATI ADIVASI NYAYA MAHA ABHIYAN (PM JANMAN )

• Launched in : Budget 2023-24
• Aim : To improve the socio economic conditions of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
• Key Features : Pucca housing, road connectivity, piped water supply, mobile medical units, hostel construction, Anganwadi Centers, skill development centers, electricity connections, solar street lighting, Van Dhan Vikas Kendra, and mobile towers to tribal groups.