Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren opened the Dr Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute in Ranchi to provide free residential coaching for PVTG candidates. Soren later this week stated that Jharkhand's eight tribes, out of the state's total of 32 tribes, are listed in the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).

The PVTGs are on the verge of extinction, and it is the government's responsibility to protect them and provide employment opportunities, he said.

This is the first initiative of its kind in the country to launch such a scheme to help PVTGs,'' he said.

More than 400 students from the eight tribes, including Asur, Malphariya, Saurya Pahariya, Birjiya, Korba, Birhor, and Sabar, had applied for free coaching to prepare for the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations.

A total of 156 candidates have been chosen for free coaching.