❖ The Juangs of Jajpur in Odisha have become the fifth Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in the country.

❖ They are the second in the state to get habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.

❖ The rights will provide the Juangs uninterrupted access and legal recognition to their ancestral land and resources.

❖ Habitat rights are given to PVTGs under section 3(1) (e) of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.

❖ Juang tribals reside in 13 villages under Sukinda block of Jajpur.