Adi Karmayogi Initiative
The Adi Karmayogi initiative launched in 2025 aims to build a cadre of 20 lakh change leaders in tribal villages across India. The Tribal Affairs Ministry is driving this programme under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan to improve last-mile delivery of welfare schemes. The focus is on participatory problem-solving and motivation among officials and community members.
Background and Purpose
Tribal areas face developmental challenges not for lack of schemes but due to low motivation among implementers. The initiative was born from a national workshop where this gap was identified. It seeks to empower officials and villagers to find solutions from within, encouraging action and optimism rather than dwelling on problems.
Training Structure and Coverage
The programme plans to train 240 State-level master trainers, 2,750 district trainers, and over 15,000 block trainers. These trainers will cascade the training to 20 lakh village-level officials, volunteers, and community leaders. Training is currently at State and district levels and will soon reach village levels across 324 districts.
Participatory Training Activities
Training includes interactive exercises such as lighting candles to symbolise bringing light instead of cursing darkness. Role-plays simulate village scenarios like solving water scarcity. The fish bowl exercise encourages participants to understand each other better. Knot-tying and human knot exercises teach problem-solving and cooperation, emphasising that solutions lie within individuals and groups.
Village Vision and Aspirational Blueprints
Each of the one lakh target villages will create a Village Vision document for 2030. These visions will be displayed as public murals, serving as aspirational blueprints for government action. This empowers communities to set their own development goals and engage with the State machinery meaningfully.
Adi Seva Kendras and Scheme Access
The initiative will establish one lakh Adi Seva Kendras. These centres will serve as single-point interfaces for villagers to access welfare schemes. The goal is to achieve 100% saturation of scheme delivery, simplifying the process and improving transparency.
Creating Safe Spaces and Emotional Learning
The programme promotes muttram-like spaces within villages to encourage sharing and collective learning. These safe spaces break hierarchical barriers and help participants express emotions freely. Learning styles such as activist, reflector, theorist, and pragmatist are recognised to enhance engagement. Emoji cues are used to help identify human moods, encouraging emotional intelligence.
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