India to Observe Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada from November 1 to 15, 2026, Honouring Bhagwan Birsa Munda

Key facts

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will observe Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada from 1 to 15 November 2026, culminating in Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas on 15 November, the birth anniversary of Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
• On Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas 2026, over 300 projects for tribal communities will be taken up, with 228 ready for inauguration and 74 for foundation stone laying, including a Tribal Research Institute building in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum at Kelsih, Mizoram.
• Two national digital initiatives will be launched: the Jan-HIT (Janjatiya Health Intelligence and Technology) Portal, developed with ICMR as India's first platform for tribe-disaggregated health data covering 20 States, and the National FRA Digital Platform for forest rights claims under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
• Key national events include interaction of about 200 EMRS students with the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 12 November, a National Tribal Literary Festival at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 12–13 November, and a Rani Durgavati Adivasi Mahila Sammelan on 14 November bringing together 500 tribal women entrepreneurs from 30 States/UTs.
• A Tribal Healers capacity building conclave will train around 1,500 traditional healers from 9 States/UTs on 1 and 2 November in Hyderabad, under a programme to train and certify 1 lakh healers.
• About 1.54 lakh Adi Karmayogi Volunteers across 76,963 villages are being trained through State Administrative Training Institutes under the Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan.
• Tribal Research Institutes have planned more than 160 activities in 19 States/UTs with expected footfall of over 1 lakh people.