RAS question
Saharia tribe is classified as:
Correct answer: (C) PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group).
The Saharia tribe is classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
Explanation
The classification turns on the specific label PVTG. Saharia is Rajasthan's only PVTG, was earlier called a Primitive Tribal Group, and is associated with Baran district. The PIB release supports this classification by describing Baran as the only district in Rajasthan inhabited by the Sahariya PVTG tribe and by discussing PM-JANMAN work there. The same release frames PM-JANMAN as a mission for 75 PVTG communities that needed targeted support because they had been left out of government schemes. Saharia's administrative category is not a broad tribal, OBC or de-notified label; it is the specific PVTG classification.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) De-notified tribe is a different classification; Saharia is not de-notified, while the Press Information Bureau calls Sahariya a PVTG tribe.
- (B) General tribe is too broad because Saharia is Rajasthan's only PVTG, and the Press Information Bureau uses the same PVTG classification.
- (D) OBC is a different option category; Saharia or Sahariya is classified under PVTG and is not OBC.
Concept
Rajasthan tribal geography includes administrative classifications such as PVTG, broad tribal status, OBC status, and de-notified status. The Saharia PVTG is tied to Baran district, a Rajasthan-specific location fact also used by the Press Information Bureau.