Particularly vulnerable tribal group

The PVTG list was created by the Indian Government with the purpose of better improving the living standards of endangered tribal groups based on priority.

At the conclusion of the Fifth Five year plan, 52 communities were identified as being a "primitive tribal group" based on recommendations made by Indian state governments.

[9] Until 2018 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups were not allowed contraceptive use by the Indian Government because of their often declining or stagnant population growth.

Based on the assumption that allowing them to use contraception would hamper efforts to increase the size of their populations.

The PVTG of Chhattisgarh got these rights amidst concerns of family planning amongst many of them particularly the Baigas.