About this social welfare scheme
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana focuses on integrated, holistic, and inclusive development of tribal communities. It aims at creation of quality social and civil infrastructure, and sustainable livelihood, employment & entrepreneurship in tribal areas such that the income of every tribal family doubles.
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana focuses on integrated, holistic and inclusive development of tribal communities. It aims at creation of quality social and civil infrastructure, and sustainable livelihood, employment & entrepreneurship in tribal areas such that the income of every tribal family doubles. The approach is mission mode implementation of need-based outcome-oriented projects that improve the quality of life of tribal people and bring happiness and prosperity.
Ten Points-Focus areas of VKY
- Employment opportunities
- Emphasis on Quality Education & Higher Education
- Economic Development
- Health
- Housing
- Safe drinking water
- Irrigation
- Universal Electrification
- All-Weather Road Connectivity
- Urban development
Benefits at a glance
| Scheme name | Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) |
|---|---|
| Launched by | Tribal Development Department |
| Launch year | 2007 |
| Benefit type | In kind (goods, services or support, not cash) |
| Category | Social welfare |
| Level / State | State · Gujarat |
| Official portal | vky.gujarat.gov.in (link at the end of this page) |
Key facts
| Scheme for | Infra |
|---|---|
| Application mode | Offline |
| Last date | Ongoing (no last date notified) |
Who can apply (quick check)
- 👤All genders
- 🏷️ST
- 🏘️Rural
- 🍚BPL only
- 📝Offline
Quick check from official data. Full conditions are in the Eligibility section.
What you receive
- Double the income of all tribal families, with a special focus on the migrant families and the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
- Increas in animal husbandry and dairy based activities
- Access to quality education for every eligible tribal child and increased emphasis on higher education.
- Double the income of all tribal families including migrant tribal families and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
- Support the socio-economic development of all tribal families by providing access to necessary amenities for a healthy living.
- Provide a house to each tribal family, including those from Particularly Venerable Tribal Groups,
- provide access to safe drinking water to all tribal families
- Assured income from agriculture to all tribal farmers
- Ensure universal electrification for all Scheduled Tribe households and villages for improved quality of life and economic development.
- Promote wealth creation in tribal areas and improve the quality of life of all tribal families.
- Develop tribal towns as growth engines to augment the income of tribal families.
Who qualifies
- Beneficiary must be from Tribal Category.
- Must belong to BPL group.
Who is not eligible
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Registration walkthrough
Offline
The citizen need not apply to the scheme.
Important dates
| Launch / start | 27 Feb 2007 |
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Terms used in this scheme
- Definition 1
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana focuses on integrated, holistic and inclusive development of tribal communities. It aims at creation of quality social and civil infrastructure, and sustainable livelihood, employment & entrepreneurship in tribal areas such that the income of every tribal family doubles.
Frequently asked questions
Who can avail the Benefit of this scheme?
Tribal Community.
Who all are Beneficiary for this scheme?
1. Villagers
2. Students
3. Small scale farmers
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