What this scheme offers
'Niyad Nellanar' means 'your good village' in Gondi, and the scheme reflects a genuinely unusual approach to welfare delivery: rather than assuming normal administrative access to every village, it works from the reality that parts of Bastar have been effectively cut off from state services for decades by Maoist conflict. As security forces establish new camps in core-affected zones — 58 camps set up in areas like Puvarti according to the government's count — each camp doubles as a hub for delivering 25 basic government services directly: schools, health centres, and other essentials that villages in these areas often haven't had reliable access to. It's welfare infrastructure built to follow security operations into newly accessible areas rather than waiting for the conflict to end entirely.
Who is eligible
- Villages in Bastar division within the operational range of a Niyad Nellanar security-camp hub — this is area-based infrastructure delivery, not an individual-beneficiary application scheme.
Documents required
- None for individuals — services are delivered directly to villages within the scheme's operational areas
How to apply
- No individual application — the scheme operates by extending services to villages as security camps are established in previously inaccessible areas.
- If your village is in a Niyad Nellanar operational area, government services (schools, health centres) should become accessible through the nearby camp hub.
- Raise service gaps with the Bastar Division administration or your local security-camp liaison if expected services haven't reached your village.