Which of the following districts does NOT have a Baiga Development Agency?

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Correct — C, Raisen. The Baiga Development Agency is a special tribal-welfare administrative unit set up in the districts where the Baiga — a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) — are concentrated: Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat and Shahdol, the core of the 'Baiga-Chak' belt in the Central Indian highlands. Raisen, in central MP near Bhopal, has no significant Baiga population, so it has no such agency.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong — Mandla is at the heart of the Baiga-Chak belt and has a Baiga Development Agency.  (b) Wrong — Shahdol has a substantial Baiga population and its own Baiga Development Agency.  (d) Wrong — Balaghat is also a Baiga-majority district covered by a Baiga Development Agency.

Concept: The Baiga are a PVTG native to the Central Indian highlands, traditionally practising bewar (shifting) cultivation. Madhya Pradesh runs dedicated Baiga Development Agencies — separate from ordinary district administration — in the districts of Baiga concentration, to target land, livelihood and welfare support at the community.

State PCS 2021 Q31 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q31 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer