Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan’ to cover 22 districts, 213 blocks, and 7,623 tribal villages in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: The ST and SC Development department has informed that the ‘Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan’, launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to ensure last-mile delivery of tribal welfare schemes, will cover 22 districts, 213 blocks, and 7,623 tribal villages in the state.
The Abhiyan seeks to make governance more effective by preparing 20 lakh field-level functionaries throughout the country who will lead development initiatives in tribal regions and facilitate the seamless delivery of essential government services.
As a part of the initiative, a four-day State Process Lab (SPL) workshop was recently conducted in Bhubaneswar from 23rd -26thAugust 2025 under the umbrella of the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA). The workshop was supported by the Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) and is going to trained41 participants from Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nabrangpur&Nupada districts of Odisha. These participants who are designated as district master trainers will further train block master trainers, who in turn will take the training to the block level.
The initiative promotes citizen-centric governance by institutionalising grievance redressal mechanisms, encouraging localised planning, and fostering collaborative implementation, a release by the department said.
The Abhiyan is being implemented through inter-ministerial convergence, with key departments such as SC & ST Development, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Women and Child Development, Jal Shakti, Education, and Environment, Forest and Climate Change working in close coordination.