NGO SchemeRevised 27 Jan 2023
Grants-in-aid
Education, health, VTCs, hostels, mobile dispensaries in ST areas.
Funding · ₹20 L – ₹1.5 Cr
MoTA
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Grants for tribal welfare under the revised 2023 NGO Scheme, Article 275(1), PMVKY, the Oct-2024 flagship DAJGUA / PMJUGA and the PVTG-focused PM-JANMAN.
Funding range
₹20 L – ₹1.5 Cr
Sanction timeline
9 – 14 months
Portal
ngo.tribal.gov.in
Active schemes
6 sub-schemes mappedPMVKYUmbrella 2021-26
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana
Contains PMAAGY (formerly SCA to TSS), PMS-ST, NFS-ST.
Funding · ₹26,135 Cr
DAJGUALaunched 2 Oct 2024
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Abhiyan
63,000 villages, 549 districts, 17 line ministries, flagship tribal village programme.
Funding · ₹79,156 Cr
PM-JANMAN15 Nov 2023
PVTG Welfare
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups focused; multi-ministry convergence.
Funding · ~₹24,104 Cr
Art 275(1)State-routed
Constitutional Grants
State-routed grants for ST development; NGOs engage as State implementing partners.
Funding · 100% Central
EMRSPartnership
Eklavya Schools
NGO role via Management Committees and welfare extension, not direct grants.
Funding · NESTS-managed
Who is eligible
Registered NGO with 3+ years of ST-area work
State Tribal Welfare Dept recommendation
Predominantly ST beneficiaries
12A / 80G; audited accounts (3 yrs); PAN
NGO Darpan + PFMS
FCRA only if foreign contributions
How we get you funded
- 01Week 1 – 2
ST-area diagnostic
Map geography to Schedule V/VI areas; identify ITDP/TSP convergence; pick sub-scheme.
- 02Week 2 – 4
State Tribal Welfare Dept recommendation
Build forwarding case with beneficiary list, panchayat resolution, infrastructure proofs.
- 03Week 4 – 6
Proposal & community endorsement
Draft narrative, logframe, budget; secure gram-sabha / PESA endorsement where applicable.
- 04Week 6 – 9
Submission via ngo.tribal.gov.in
File on the NGO Grants Online system with State letter, Darpan UID and PFMS bank account.
- 05Week 9 – 36
Project Appraisal Committee
Quarterly PAC; de facto 6–9 months. We address queries and finalise unit-cost rationalisation.
- 06Week 36 – 56
Sanction, PFMS disbursement & UC
Draw tranches via PFMS-EAT; Aadhaar-seeded beneficiary registration; file UC + impact report.
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