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News18•15-10-2026, 21:30
PM Janman Yojana Transforms Balrampur with New Roads
  • •The Pradhan Mantri Janman Yojana is constructing permanent roads in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group settlements in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district.
  • •Improved road connectivity has greatly enhanced access to healthcare, education, employment, and essential government services for remote villagers.
  • •Around 85 per cent of the targeted road construction work across 221 settlements has already been successfully completed.
  • •The infrastructure development is successfully bridging remote areas and bringing tribal communities into the mainstream of development.

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The Pradhan Mantri Janman Yojana is constructing permanent roads to connect previously inaccessible settlements of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Balrampur district, improving access to healthcare, education, and government services.

Executive Engineer Sachchidanand Kant stated that around 85 percent of the targeted work to provide permanent road connectivity to 221 PVTG settlements has been completed.

The tendu leaf collection scheme serves as a primary source of livelihood and financial support for nearly one lakh rural and tribal collectors across the forest regions of Balrampur district.