# Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada 2026: Events across India from 1-15 November, scholarship camps in 73 districts

URL: https://kasba.co.in/en/story/janjatiya-gaurav-pakhwada-2026-events-across-india-from-1-15
Language: en · Section: Schemes · Published: 2026-11-12
Source: PIB, "जनजातीय गौरव पखवाड़ा 2026: जनजातीय विरासत के सम्मान, समुदायों के सशक्तीकरण और कल्याणकारी योजनाओं का लाभ अंतिम छोर तक पहुंचाने के लिए देशव्यापी आयोजन", 2026-11-11, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2335294

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is observing Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada across the country from 1 to 15 November 2026, ending on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas on 15 November. Scholarship help camps in 73 districts and health camps at PM-JANMAN centres during this period are meant for tribal students and families.

## What this means for you

If you belong to a tribal community and a scholarship help camp is being held in your district, you can go there for help with applying and with Aadhaar seeding. Health, nutrition and scheme camps for PVTGs are running at PM-JANMAN multipurpose centres until 15 November. Any citizen can join local events or take part in the MyGov quiz and pledge.

## Key facts

- Pakhwada runs 1 to 15 November 2026, ending on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas on 15 November
- Janjatiya Gaurav Divas was declared in 2021 on 15 November
- Scholarship help camps in 73 districts for applications and Aadhaar seeding
- Health and nutrition camps for PVTGs at PM-JANMAN centres from 15 October to 15 November
- Over 300 projects on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: 228 inaugurated, 74 foundation stones laid
- About 1.54 lakh Adi Karmayogi volunteers being trained across 76,963 villages

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced that Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada will be observed across the country from 1 to 15 November 2026. According to the ministry, the fortnight is not just a remembrance event but a time-bound campaign to take the benefits of its schemes to tribal families and to spread awareness about government schemes and the rights they carry. It will end on 15 November, the birth anniversary of Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda, observed as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.

## What is Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

The government declared 15 November, Birsa Munda's birth anniversary, as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas in 2021. The day honours the contribution of tribal leaders to India's freedom struggle and the place of tribal communities in the country's cultural, spiritual and social life. In the last five years the main event has been held in Ranchi (2021), Khunti (2022 and 2023), Jamui (2024) and Dediapada (2025).

## What is there for ordinary people

According to the ministry, scholarship help camps are being held in 73 districts, where students are helped with applications and Aadhaar seeding. Health, nutrition and scheme camps for PVTGs are running at PM-JANMAN multipurpose centres from 15 October to 15 November. States and union territories are also holding Aadhaar and scholarship camps, sickle cell screening, Ayushman card camps for PVTGs and legal awareness camps on forest rights.

## Two new digital platforms

Two national digital initiatives will be launched on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. The Jan-Hit portal, developed with ICMR, is described as India's first platform for tribe-wise health data and will include data from 20 states. The second is the National FRA Digital Platform, which will bring the entire claims process under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 onto one digital system, from filing a claim in the gram sabha to the issue of a digitally signed rights document.

## What else is planned

More than 300 projects for tribal communities will be launched in different states on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, of which 228 will be inaugurated and foundation stones laid for 74. These include a new tribal research institute building in Itanagar and the Rani Ropuiliani tribal freedom fighter museum at Kelsih in Mizoram. Under the Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, about 1.54 lakh Adi Karmayogi volunteers are being trained across 76,963 villages.

## What you can do

The ministry has asked citizens to join events in their areas, take part in the JJGD quiz and pledge on MyGov, encourage tribal artisans and share their stories with #JanjatiyaGauravDivas and #JJGD 2026.

## Questions and answers

**When is Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada 2026?**
From 1 to 15 November 2026. It ends on 15 November, the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, which is observed as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.

**Where are the scholarship help camps being held?**
In 73 districts. At these camps students are helped with applying and with the Aadhaar seeding process.

**Till when are the health camps for PVTGs running?**
From 15 October to 15 November at PM-JANMAN multipurpose centres. These camps cover health, nutrition and government schemes.

**What is the Jan-Hit portal?**
It is the Janjatiya Health Information and Technology portal developed with ICMR. The notice calls it India's first platform for tribe-wise health data, and it will include data from 20 states.

**How can ordinary citizens take part?**
By joining events in their area, taking part in the JJGD quiz and pledge on MyGov, encouraging tribal artisans, and sharing stories with #JanjatiyaGauravDivas and #JJGD 2026.

Kasba Desk, Kasba. This routine notice was drafted with AI from an official source and published automatically; an editor reviews it after publishing.