Lok Sabha Question No. 5034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Promotion of Tribal Culture
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5034

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## PROMOTION OF TRIBAL CULTURE

†5034: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any requests / proposals from States including Chhattisgarh for providing assistance to private organisations for the promotion of tribal culture, museum, etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the norms for considering grant of funds/assistance for the proposals received,
- (c) the details of the proposals pending with the Government; and
- (d) the time by which the said proposals are likely to be sanctioned?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Receipt of requests / proposals from the State Governments for providing assistance to private organisations for the promotion of tribal culture etc., is a continuous process. Funds are provided to  State  Tribal  Research  Institutes  (TRIs)  under  the  Scheme  'Support  to  TRI'  for  various  activities including  construction  of  museum,  library,  language  primers,  research  work,  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'. Mechanism of Project Appraisal Committee (PAC)  under  the  Chairpersonship  of  Secretary(Tribal  Affairs)  has  been  adopted  for  appraisal  and approval of projects subject to availability of funds under the relevant schemes for the purpose. As per Guidelines in vogue, funds are sanctioned to reputed institutions, Universities, State Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), Institute affiliated with UGC / AICTE and State / UT recommended NGOs. Sanction orders delineating therein the name of the activities / projects alongwith fund sanctioned are uploaded on the Ministry's website (www.tribal.nic.in) and the same are available in public domain.

Proposal for construction of a state-of-the-art Tribal Museum of national importance at Garudeshwar, Rajpipla in Gujarat State for tribal freedom fighters has been sanctioned during 2017-18. Besides, MoTA has  also  approved  the  proposal  for  setting  up  museums  for  tribal  freedom  fighters  in  the  following States;-

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   | Location for research institutes   |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Chhattisgarh    | Raipur                             |
|         2 | Jharkhand       | Ranchi                             |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh  | Lambasingi                         |
|         4 | Madhya Pradesh  | Chhindwara                         |
|         5 | Kerala          | Kozhikode                          |

(c) & (d): There is no pendency with respect to the proposals received through State Governments during 2017-18.  Statement showing funds released to the States till 21.03.2018 under the Scheme 'Support to TRI' is at Annexure 1. List of projects sanctioned during 2017-18 to private organisations is at Annexure 2.

## Fund Released under the scheme " Support to TRIs" during 2017-18 upto 21.03.2018

| Sl.No.   | Name of State/TRIs   |   Fund Released (Rs. in Lakh) |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam                |                        183.65 |
| 2        | Karnataka            |                        130    |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh       |                        232.51 |
| 4        | Odisha               |                        662.9  |
| 5        | Rajasthan            |                        169.25 |
| 6        | Sikkim               |                        136    |
| 7        | Telangana            |                        339.5  |
| 8        | Andhra Pradesh       |                        440.42 |
| 9        | Tamil Nadu           |                        133.2  |
| 10       | Tripura              |                        198.75 |
| 11       | Gujarat              |                       2438    |
| 12       | West Bengal          |                        215.45 |
| 13       | Chhattisgarh         |                        168.73 |
| 14       | Kerala               |                         26.65 |
| 15       | Manipur              |                         58    |
| 16       | Arunachal Pradesh    |                        147.35 |
|          | Total                |                       5680.36 |

## Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of the LSUQ No. 5034  for answer on 26.3.2018

## List of projects sanctioned to Private Organisations for carrying out various research work

|   Sr. No. | Name of the organization                                           | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Total Fund sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Indian Statistical Institute, Jharkhand                            | Strengthening Livelihood Opportunities for Forest Dwellers in Jharkhand and Odisha. Area of Study                                                                                                                      | 8,92,500/-                       |
|         2 | Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham University, Tamil Nadu                 | Technology inputs in promotion indigenous food recipes of Irular and Kurumbas tribes thereby empowering disadvantaged youth of Masinagudi and Ebbanand village of The Nilgiri District'.                               | 9,52,780/-                       |
|         3 | Amity University, Uttar Pradesh                                    | Risk Management Behaviour of the Tribals of Central and Western Region of India under the Scheme                                                                                                                       | 14,50,000/-                      |
|         4 | Disha Foundation, Pune                                             | Understanding Patterns of Tribal migration in India"                                                                                                                                                                   | 39,93,990/-                      |
|         5 | Centre for rural studies, LBSNAA                                   | Study on 'Status of Implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, Amendment Rule, 2012 in Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha | 25,20,000/-                      |
|         6 | Centre for policy studies, Chennai                                 | Preparation of an Atlas of the Scheduled Tribes in India                                                                                                                                                               | 46,64,310/-                      |
|         7 | Bhasha Research Centre                                             | (i) Study of Life-Skills among Adivasi and Nomadic Communities of Chhotaudepur and Mahisagar Districts in Gujarat (ii) Preparation of Bibliography of Tribal Studies in Gujarat                                        | 14,08,000/-                      |
|         8 | 'Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management &Technology (GIMT)' | Organizing Smart India Hackathon                                                                                                                                                                                       | 23,90,000/-                      |