The Government of India is sanctioning Grants-in-aid every year for the development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. Facilities like construction of traditional houses, distribution of milch animals, provision of drinking water facilities, street lights, construction of Primary Health Centres and for economic activities, providing Fishing Nets and Two Wheelers, Provision of Beehive boxes, Construction of Brick kiln, Provision of Bore-wells, construction of check dam for irrigation facility, Road facilities, Baseline survey of PVTGs, etc., are undertaken under this scheme. Steps have been taken for the construction of school buildings for the EMR School started in June 2018 at Pattipulam in Kancheepuram District.
Shuttle services of two Eicher Cab have been provided in the Nilgiris District for the conveyance of people and students from the hill to plain area and vice versa.
There are certain primitive tribal communities in which population has been either declining or showing stagnancy in the State (i.e) Toda, Kota, Kurumbas, Irular, Paniyan and Kattunayakan. They cultivate their lands using pre-agricultural technology and are economically backward. The level of literacy among them is also very low.
The objective of the scheme is topromote the welfare of PTGs by providing agricultural development and cattle development so as to generate income for their sustenance. Further, it is also envisaged that to create necessary infrastructure in their areas to seek their overall development.