PAHARI KORWAS
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Context:
54 settlements of Pahadi Korwa community, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), will be connected through roads in north Chhattisgarh under the Prime Minister JANMAN scheme.
Details
Read about PM JANMAN Scheme: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/pm-janman
Read about PVTGs: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/particularly-vulnerable-tribal-groups-pvtgs-6
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Tribal Group |
Pahari Korwas are classified as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) by the Government of India. |
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Language |
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Livelihood |
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Family Structure and Unique ritual |
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Justice System |
Korwa tribe has its own panchayat; justice is administered to lawbreakers in a group meeting, according to societal conventions. |
Religion |
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Challenges they face in recent times |
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Source:
https://voicescount.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2020/10/Pahari_Korwa.pdf
https://www.trijharkhand.in/en/korwa
PRACTICE QUESTIONQ. Consider the following states:
Pahari Korwas tribes are found in how many of the above states? A. Only one B. Only two C. All three D. None Answer: C Explanation: They live mainly on the border between Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. A small number of Korwa are also found in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. |