Lok Sabha Question No. 3166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: National Tribal Carnival
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3166

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## NATIONAL TRIBAL CARNIVAL

## 3166. DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any steps have been taken to preserve, protect and promote ethnic culture of the tribals and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes under implementation for the purpose in the State of Odisha;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to organize National Tribal Carnival in the near future in Odisha;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives of organizing such carnivals; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for showcasing and promotion of various facets of tribal culture on a large scale in Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS ( SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR )

(a) & (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides funds to the State Governments for the activities relating to preservation, protection and promotion of tribal cultural heritage based on their demand.  Government has set up Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) in States including Odisha State to work as a body of knowledge & research  more or less  as  a  think  tank  for  tribal  development  and  to  work  towards  preservation  and dissemination of distinctiveness / uniqueness of tribal culture and their traditional knowledge. Presently, TRIs are functioning in 24 States and 1 UT as detailed at Annexure . Funds are provided to TRIs under the Scheme  'Support  to  TRI'  for  various  activities  including  construction  of  museum,  library,  language primers,  research  works,  seminar/workshop,  publication  of  books,  development  of  documentaries, organisation of tribal festivals etc. Funds are also provided to private institutions for carrying out research work on various tribal issue under the Scheme 'Tribal Festival, Research Information and Mass Education'. National level tribal festival / carnival is organized annually by the Ministry to showcase glimpses of rich cultural heritage of tribal people across the country through unique forms of folk dances, songs, cuisine, exhibition and demonstration of traditional skill in painting, art and craft, medicinal practices etc. During last three years, this Ministry has organized a National Tribal Festival in Delhi at different locations to showcase and promote various facets of tribal life as detailed below:

|   Year | Theme                            | Period                      | Places                                                     |
|--------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2015 | National Tribal Festival - Vanaj | 13th to 18th February, 2015 | Indira Gandhi Art and Cultural Centre, New Delhi           |
|   2016 | National Tribal Carnival - 2016  | 25th - 28th October, 2016   | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium and Pragati Maidan, New Delhi |
|   2017 | Aadi Mahotasav                   | 16-30 November, 2017        | Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi, Central Park, etc.             |

Details of funds sanctioned and released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to TRI' for the State of Odisha during 2017-18 is given as under:

| Scheme         | Amount (Rs. in lakh)   | Amount (Rs. in lakh)   | Amount (Rs. in lakh)   | Amount (Rs. in lakh)   |
|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|                | 2017-18                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2018-19                |
|                | Sanctioned             | Released               | Sanctioned             | Released*              |
| Support to TRI | 684.90                 | 662.90                 | 914.86                 | 285.90                 |

(c) & (d): Venue and dates for National Tribal Festival for 2018 are presently under consideration of the Ministry and a decision will be taken soon.

(e): Government of Odisha has informed that since the 1950s the State Government has been organizing an Annual State Level Tribal Fair at Bhubaneshwar out of its own resources for showcasing and promotion of various facets of tribal culture on a large scale in Odisha. For the last few years the footfall in this Annual Tribal Fair has been over fifteen lakhs.  State Government has established Special Development Councils in 09 tribal dominated Districts which focusses on preservation, protection and promotion of ethnic culture of the tribals of the State. The entire funding for the special development councils is borne by the State Government. TRI Odisha is maintaining a tribal museum named 'Museum of Tribal Art and Artefacts' showcasing different aspects of ethnic culture of the tribals of the State.

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## Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3166 for answer on 06.08.2018.

|   S. No | State                       | Place and year of Establishment              |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswar, 1952                            |
|       2 | Jharkhand (Undivided Bihar) | Ranchi, 1953                                 |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh              | Chhindwara (now functioning at Bhopal), 1954 |
|       4 | West Bengal                 | Kolkata, 1955                                |
|       5 | Maharashtra                 | Pune, 1962                                   |
|       6 | Gujarat                     | Ahmadabad, 1962                              |
|       7 | Assam                       | Guwahati, 1962                               |
|       8 | Telangana                   | Hyderabad, 1963                              |
|       9 | Rajasthan                   | Udaipur, 1964                                |
|      10 | Uttar Pradesh               | Lucknow, 1971                                |
|      11 | Kerala                      | Kozhikode, 1971                              |
|      12 | Tamilnadu                   | Ooty, 1983                                   |
|      13 | Manipur                     | Imphal, 1988                                 |
|      14 | Tripura                     | Agartala, 1993                               |
|      15 | Himachal Pradesh            | Shimla, 1994                                 |
|      16 | Chhattisgarh                | Raipur, 2004                                 |
|      17 | Karnataka                   | Mysore, 2005                                 |
|      18 | Andaman &Nicobar Island     | Port Blair, 2014                             |
|      19 | Andhra Pradesh              | Vishakhapatnam, 2014                         |
|      20 | Uttrakhand                  | Dehradun, 2014                               |
|      21 | Sikkim                      | Gangtok, 2016                                |
|      22 | Jammu &Kashmir              | Srinagar, 2016                               |
|      23 | Nagaland                    | Kohima, 2017                                 |
|      24 | Arunachal Pradesh           | Itanagar, 2017                               |
|      25 | Mizoram                     | Aizwal, 2018                                 |