Lok Sabha Question No. 375 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Tribal Research Institutes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. * 375

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016

## TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES

## *375. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) have been set up in the country and if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise;
- (b) the aims and objectives of the said institutes and the extent to which these institutes have been able to meet them;
- (c) the funds allocated/sanctioned by the Government and the utilisation reported therefrom during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether instances of diversion of funds sanctioned for these TRIs have been reported/come to the notice of the Government during the said period; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective  measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRIJASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

(a)& (b)Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) have been set up in various State Governments with the aims and objectives  of  providing  planning  inputs,  conducting  research  and  evaluation  studies, collection of data, identify challenges in the field of socio-economic development, promotion& preservationof culture, training and capacity building of stakeholders, and knowledge advocacy that would help formulate evidence based policy and planning for tribals.

Under  Central  Sector  Scheme  'Support  to  TRIs',  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  has  been extending financial support to TRIs set up by States for identified activities such as research & evaluation studies, documentation & preservation, organising workshops / seminars / trainings, purchase of books for library, purchase, maintenance and preservation of artifacts for existing museum, organising exchange visit of tribals to other States etc. List of such TRIs is atAnnexure I.These TRIs have been able to meet the aims and objectives to full extent.

- (c) Funds  allocated/sanctioned  by  the  Government  under  above  Scheme  and  utilization reported by TRIs during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise is at Annexure II.
- (d) No instances of diversion of funds sanctioned have been reported.
- (e) Does not arise.

## ANNEXURE I

LIST  OF  TRIS  TO  WHOM  ASSISTANCE  IS  PROVIDED  UNDER  CENTRAL  SECTOR SCHEME 'SUPPORT TO TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES' REFERRED TO IN PART (a) AND  (b) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO. 375 BY SHRI  ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN AND DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD REGARDING TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2016

|   1. | Tribal Cultural Research &Training Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh                   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2 | Assam Institute of Research for Tribals &SCs, Guwahati, Assam                             |
|    3 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Raipur, Chhattisgarh                                 |
|    4 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat                                   |
|    5 | Institute of Tribal Studies, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh                                     |
|    6 | Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute, Ranchi, Jharkhand                  |
|    7 | Tribal Research Institute, Jammu, Jammu &Kashmir                                          |
|    8 | Tribal Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka                                              |
|    9 | Kerala Institute for Research Training & Development Studies for SC/ST, Kozhikode, Kerala |
|   10 | Tribal Research &Development Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh                            |
|   11 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Pune, Maharashtra                                    |
|   12 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Imphal, Manipur                                      |
|   13 | SC/ST Research &Training Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha                                   |
|   14 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Udaipur, Rajasthan                                   |
|   15 | Tribal Research Institute, Tadong, Sikkim                                                 |
|   16 | Tribal Research Centre, Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu                                        |
|   17 | Telangana Cultural Research &Training Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana                     |
|   18 | Tribal Research &Cultural Institute, Agartala, Tripura                                    |
|   19 | SC/ST Research &Training Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                                |
|   20 | Cultural Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal                                         |
|   21 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Port Blair, Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 |

## ANNEXURE II

FUNDS  ALLOCATED/SANCTIONED  BY  THE  GOVERNMENT  UNDER  SCHEME  'SUPPORT  TO  TRIS'  AND  THE UTILIZATION REPORTED THEREFROM DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR, STATE / UTWISE  REFERRED TO  IN  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  375  BY  SHRI  ASHOK  SHANKARRAO CHAVAN AND DR.  SUNIL  BALIRAM  GAIKWAD  REGARDING  TRIBAL  RESEARCH  INSTITUTES  FOR  ANSWER  ON 12.12.2016

( ₹ in lakhs)

| State/UT                 | 2013-14                     | 2013-14              | 2014-15                     | 2014-15              | 2015-16                     | 2015-16              | 2016-17                     | 2016-17              |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|                          | Funds allocated/ sanctioned | Utilisation reported | Funds allocated/ sanctioned | Utilisation reported | Funds allocated/ sanctioned | Utilisation reported | Funds allocated/ sanctioned | Utilisation reported |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 0                           | 0                    | 96.50                       | 96.50                | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    |
| Assam                    | 60.01                       | 53.27                | 85.77                       | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    |
| Chhattisgarh             | 0                           | 0                    | 164.50                      | 30.00                | 0                           | 18.80                | 0                           | 19.38                |
| Gujarat                  | 16.10                       | 16.10                | 69.91                       | 42.11                | 86.53                       | 3.23                 | 0                           | 1.72                 |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    |
| Jharkhand                | 0                           | 0                    | 107.11                      | 10.44                | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    |
| Jammu &Kashmir           | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 10.00                       | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    |
| Karnataka                | 29.00                       | 29.00                | 93.00                       | 93.00                | 148.00                      | 148.00               | 58.50                       | 25.0                 |
| Kerala                   | 0                           | 0                    | 45.45                       | 45.45                | 0                           | 7.50                 | 0                           | 0                    |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 0                           | 0                    | 157.50                      | 157.50               | 78.75                       | 34.10                | 0                           | 0                    |
| Maharashtra              | 0                           | 0                    | 58.10                       | 58.10                | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    |
| Manipur                  | 56.50                       | 56.50                | 151.00                      | 151.00               | 119.00                      | 119.00               | 109.00                      | 0                    |
| Odisha                   | 109.80                      | 109.80               | 305.50                      | 305.50               | 250.30                      | 250.30               | 322.39                      | 40.00                |
| Rajasthan                | 0                           | 0                    | 34.00                       | 37.04                | 106.58                      | 32.58                | 0                           | 21.45                |
| Sikkim                   | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 111.00                      | 0                    |
| Tamil Nadu               | 0                           | 0                    | 32.50                       | 32.50                | 132.00                      | 59.75                | 0                           | 0                    |
| Telangana                | 0                           | 0                    | 60.16                       | 60.16                | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    |
| Tripura                  | 0                           | 0                    | 66.00                       | 66.00                | 159.50                      | 159.50               | 73.25                       | 21.00                |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                    | 43.26                       | 0                    |
| West Bengal              | 0                           | 0                    | 73.00                       | 73.00                | 43.50                       | 43.00                | 150.82                      | 14.50                |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 3.00                        | 3.00                 | 41.00                       | 26.31                | 50.00                       | 50.00                | 0                           | 0                    |