Adigram project sets a digital benchmark

The “Adigram: Beneficiary Dialogue and Felicitation Ceremony” took place at Govind Ballabh Pant University, Pantnagar, presided over by Acharya Balkrishna alongside Vice Chancellor Dr. Shivendra Kumar Kashyap. Celebrating the impact of the ‘Techno-enabled AdiGram’ initiative—a collaborative effort by Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and Uttarakhand’s Directorate of Tribal Welfare—the event honored 300 self-help group members, 42 village heads, and over 40 Patanjali yoga teachers for driving community transformation.

Implemented across 64 tribal-dominated villages in Uttarakhand, including 42 in Udham Singh Nagar, the project has created a geo-tagged digital database covering over 17,000 families and 65,000 citizens.

It has connected 5,000 farmers to digital agriculture, provided skill training to 15,000 individuals, and onboarded over 50 tribal artisans onto the Irula e-commerce platform. Specialized digital apps—Annadata for direct market access, Irula for local artisans, and Seva for service management—have streamlined local workflows.

By linking over 50% of households to eligible government schemes, the initiative achieved a 30–40% improvement in service delivery and a 20–30% boost in beneficiary incomes.

Featuring innovation displays like Patanjali’s “Dharti Ka Doctor” soil-testing machine, the Adigram project presents a scalable, data-driven model for rural and tribal development across India.

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