India, April 8 -- An audit by India's CAG reveals that 54% of Odisha's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, about 160,000 people, have been left out of key welfare schemes.

Despite OPELIP's mandate and expansion of identified villages in 2020, three new Micro Project Agencies remain non-functional, funds lie unspent, and critical data gaps persist, undermining support to these marginalised communities.

Poor implementation of a child marriage prevention scheme also raises concerns.

More than half of the population belonging to Odisha's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) have not received the benefits of government welfare schemes, according to a recent audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

The audit,...