A tribal hamlet’s tryst with AI-assisted tools

Key Highlights

• But how did this tiny hamlet, surrounded by hilly terrain in the tribal heartland of Wankidi mandal bordering Maharashtra, shoot into prominence?
• Limbuguda earned wide recognition for its prized possession — the Multipurpose Centre (MPC), equipped with AI-assisted learning tools.
• In July last year, the MPC was set up in Limbuguda under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) scheme at an estimated cost of ₹60 lakh.
• AI-aided tools were introduced at the MPC to enhance learning outcomes among PVTG children.
• Incidentally, the school dropout rate is high among PVTGs, whose population is estimated to be around 16,092 in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district.