| Scheduled Tribes population
of 61.62 lakhs accounts for 14.92 percent of the total population in
the State against 8.01 percent scheduled tribes’ population of the
country. With a view to implement the strategy of Tribal Area Sub
Plan, the approach of Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs)
was evolved during the Vth plan, wherein thickly tribal populated
talukas were covered. In Gujarat there are 12 Integrated Tribal
Development project areas Viz. Palanpur (Banaskantha), Khedbhrahma
(Sabarkantha), Dahod (Dahod), Godhara (Godhara), Chhotauepur
(Vadodara), Rajpipla (Narmada), Bharuch (Bharuch), Mandvi (Surat),
Songadh (Surat), Vansda (Navsari), Valsad (Valsad), Ahwa (Dang).
Gujarat Energy Development Agency, Vadodara
implements schemes of various renewable energy based devices viz.
Solar lantern, Solar photovoltaic home lights, Solar photovoltaic
street lights, Biogas Plants, Improved Chulahas, Solar Cookers,
Water pumping Wind mill etc to meet energy requirement of the tribal
areas of the State with appropriate subsidy. Gujarat Energy
Development Agency, Vadodara also promotes and popularizes various
energy efficient devices under Tribal Area Sub Plan for conserving
the existing energy resources. Government of Gujarat allocates
separate funds to Gujarat Energy Development Agency, Vadodara under
Tribal Area Sub Plan every year.
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