SAHARIYA TRIBE
Daily Current Affairs
11-09-2024
SAHARIYA TRIBE
- Recently, More than 100 cases of malnourished children among Sahariya tribe have been reported from Baran district of Rajasthan.
About Sahariya Tribe
- Sahariyas are one of the PVTGs that are mostly inhabited in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
- PVTGs are tribal communities that show either a declining or stagnant population, use of pre-agrarian technology, economic backwardness, and low literacy.
- Generally reside in separate basti in the village, called Saharana.
- Economic activities: Agriculture (primarily rainfed), collection of minor forest produce, etc.