Q. Consider the following statements “Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)”:
1.PVTGs reside in 17 States and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
2.The highest numbers of PVTGs are found in Odisha (13).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: PVTG (earlier known as Primitive Tribal Groups) is the category within Scheduled Tribes created on the recommendation of Dhebar commission (1973).
In 1975, Government of India declared 52 tribal group as PVTG’s. While in 1993 an additional 23 groups were added to the category, making it a total of 75 PVTGs out of 705 Scheduled Tribes.
PVTGs reside in 17 States and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The highest number of PVTGs are found in Odisha (13) followed by Andhra Pradesh (12).
Source: FORUMIAS
