Since the date 23.12.2017, 'Ahar Anudan Yojana' is a yojana to get rid of malnutrition of which tribal community ?

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Correct — B, the Special Backward Tribal community. 'Special backward tribal group' (विशेष पिछड़ी जनजाति) is the term Madhya Pradesh uses for its Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) — the Baiga, Bhariya and Sahariya. Aahar Anudan Yojana, shown by the state's own scheme records as commencing on 23-12-2017 and run by the Tribal Affairs Department, gives these three communities a monthly nutrition grant transferred directly into the beneficiary's bank account; the state's press releases record the money being credited to the women beneficiaries of Baiga, Bhariya and Sahariya families. The scheme is defined by PVTG status, not by tribe size, literacy or employment.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) The Bhils are Madhya Pradesh's largest tribal community, which makes this the natural guess — but they are not notified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, and this scheme is targeted specifically at the state's PVTGs (Baiga, Bhariya, Sahariya).  (c) 'Illiterate tribes' is not an official category. Low literacy is one of the criteria used to identify PVTGs, but no scheme is notified for an 'illiterate tribes' group — benefits flow to the notified ST/PVTG lists.  (d) There is no such notified category either. Employment-linked support for tribal households comes through MGNREGA and livelihood missions, not through this nutrition grant.

Concept: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups are the most fragile sub-set of Scheduled Tribes — identified using criteria such as a pre-agricultural level of technology, very low literacy, a stagnant or declining population and extreme economic backwardness. The category began as 'Primitive Tribal Groups' on the Dhebar Commission's logic and was renamed PVTG in 2006; 75 groups are notified across the country. Madhya Pradesh has three — Baiga, Bhariya and Sahariya — and maintains a separate development authority for each.

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