Over 16,554 tribal villages have been covered so far under the Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana for the integrated development of tribal dominated villages. Tribal Affairs Ministry said, an amount of over 1,900 crore rupees has already been released to the States. The main objective of this scheme is to achieve socio-economic development of selected villages through convergence approach.<br />''<br />''The Ministry has revamped the existing Scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme with Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna, for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26. Central government is now working to develop 36,428 villages with at least 50 percent tribal population and 500 Scheduled Tribes across the country into model tribal villages.<br />''<br />''<br />