Schemes Details

Objective

To uplift the most backward Halpati Scheduled Tribe and mitigate their weakest financial condition as landless agricultural labourers. To provide six essential basic services—Housing, Water, Roads, Electricity, Education, and Economic Upliftment—to improve their living standards and social inclusion. To integrate the Halpati population, which is scattered in the plains of South Gujarat, into the mainstream by providing comprehensive development and infrastructure.

Objective

To improve the extremely weak financial and social condition of the Halpati tribe by providing essential infrastructure and services.

Benefits

Provision of six basic services: Housing, Electrification, Roads, Drinking Water, Education, and Economic Upliftment/Growth.

Eligibility

The applicant must be a member of the Halpati Scheduled Tribe (ST) residing in South Gujarat districts (primarily Surat, Navsari, Valsad, and Bharuch). The family must belong to the most economically vulnerable/backward section, being largely landless agricultural labourers with the weakest financial condition. For specific benefits (e.g., housing), the family generally needs a valid Below Poverty Line (BPL) Card or documentation proving extreme financial hardship and lack of proper basic services.

Coverage Area

Gujarat(Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Botad, Chhota Udaipur, Dahod, Dang, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gandhinagar, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kutch, Mahisagar, Mehsana, Morbi, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Tapi, Vadodara, Valsad)

Application Method

Typically involves submission of a prescribed application form to the concerned District/Taluka Welfare Officer or implementing agency of the Tribal Development Department.

Application Form

Typically involves submission of a prescribed application form to the concerned District/Taluka Welfare Officer or implementing agency of the Tribal Development Department.

Documents Required

Likely includes proof of Halpati tribe membership (Caste Certificate), BPL Card, Aadhaar Card, Proof of Residence, and Landless/Labourer status proof.

Information Source

Office of the District/Taluka Welfare Officer, Tribal Development Department (Government of Gujarat) website, or designated Common Service Centers.

Gender	Male,Female,Others
Age	0 to 100
Caste	Scheduled Tribe
Economic Status	BPL
Occupation	Craftsman & Entrepreneur
Sector	Rural development
Income Criteria	Not Applicable
Citizen	Children