Exclusion of landless PVTGs from housing benefits

• PVTGs (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups) are the most marginalised sub-set of Scheduled Tribes; their housing under PM JANMAN is delivered via PMAY-G.
• Issue flagged in Rajya Sabha on 11 Feb 2026 by MoS Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey: landless PVTGs risk falling outside housing rollout despite relaxed exclusion norms.
• Tests aspirant grasp of scheme convergence, federal implementation, and tribal welfare under Article 342 framework.