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Kabila

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group

An official Indian category for Scheduled Tribe communities judged most at risk, which receive extra support.

Also called: PVTG, PVTGs

The Government of India identifies these groups using signs such as a small or shrinking population, low literacy and a livelihood based on foraging or simple farming. There are 75 such groups across 18 states and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The category was renamed in 2006, replacing an older label that used the word 'primitive'.

Related words

Scheduled TribeAdivasiUncontacted peoplesForest Rights Act

Answers that use this word

Lessons that use this word

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.