NEW DELHI: The government will convene special gram sabhas in one lakh tribal-dominated villages on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary on October 2, where communities will formally adopt the Tribal Village Vision 2030 as part of the ongoing Adi Sewa Parv, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs said on Wednesday.
As part of Adi Sewa Parv (17th September – 2nd October 2025), which was formally inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17th September 2025 at Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, the Union government will convene special gram sabhas in one lakh tribal-dominated villages on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary on October 2, where communities will formally adopt the Tribal Village Vision 2030 as part of the ongoing Adi Sewa Parv, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs said on Wednesday.
The Adi Sewa Parv, is being held as part of the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan, billed the world’s largest tribal grassroots leadership programme, covering 11 crore citizens in 30 states and Union territories.
The special gram sabhas will involve transect walks, focussed group discussions and gap analysis of development indicators, enabling the co-creation of a vision document outlining village-level priorities for Viksit Bharat@2047, a PIB statement said.
Each participating village will establish an Adi Sewa Kendra as a single-window citizen-service centre where residents will contribute an hour of voluntary service every week.
An artificial intelligence-enabled multilingual app, Adi Vaani, will also be introduced to connect government officers with tribal communities in their native languages.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said, “Passing the Tribal Village Vision 2030 Declaration in every village empowers communities to become co-creators of their own development. This initiative is a defining step towards Viksit Bharat@2047.”
The ministry said 20 lakh officials, self-help group women and youngsters have already been trained under the programme to ensure last-mile delivery of schemes and promote participatory governance.
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durgadas Uikey said the new service centres will ensure responsive administration at the doorstep.
The Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan aims to empower 11 crore tribal citizens across one lakh villages and lay the foundation for an inclusive and resilient India by 2047.
