Through collaboration with the District Administrations of Koderma, Giridih, and Hazaribagh over the past four years, the Adarsh Foundation has carried out the crucial task of connecting Birhor families—a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) facing extinction in the state of Jharkhand—with government welfare schemes.
Residing in remote, far-flung areas, these families had individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 who had never possessed an Aadhaar card. In reality, 8,369 individuals were completely missing from government records. Due to the lack of an Aadhaar card, they were unable to access even a single government welfare scheme. Deprived of the mainstream of society, these vulnerable families knocked on the doors of Panchayats and Blocks, but due to the absence of birth certificates, the government’s attention was not drawn to them.
In July 2022, the Adarsh Foundation brought the plight of hundreds of individuals deprived of Aadhaar cards to the attention of the then District Magistrate of Koderma, Mr. Aditya Ranjan. Taking the matter seriously, the District Collector initiated special registration camps for these tribal families in remote areas, organizing 39 camps specifically for Aadhaar registration.
Following this success, the Adarsh Foundation approached the then District Magistrate of Giridih, Mr. Naman Priyesh Lakra, and the District Magistrate of Hazaribagh, Ms. Nancy Sahay, presenting them with lists of tribal families who lacked registration. Through the joint efforts of the respective district administrations and the Adarsh Foundation, a total of 289 special camps were organized across remote Panchayats in all three districts to facilitate registration.
The Adarsh Foundation continues to work relentlessly to ensure 100% registration for these needy families to resolve this underlying issue. Currently, a special campaign is underway to link them to public welfare schemes.