Lok Sabha Question No. 4093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Tribal Research Institutes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Richard Hay, KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4093

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES

4093.  PROF. RICHARD HAY:

## SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Tribal  Research  Institutes  (TRIs)  set  up  in  the  country,  State/UTwise;
- (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  utilization  reported therefrom during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to open more such Institutes in the country and has received proposals from various States in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/being taken by the Government on such proposals so far, State/UT-wise;

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(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 / UTwise is at Annexure II.

(d)&(e)TRIs are set up by State Governments.

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## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4093 BY RICHARD HAY: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER REGARDING TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2017

|   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/UT-WISE REFERRED TO IN PART (C) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4093 BY RICHARD HAY:SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER

## REGARDING TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2017

(Rs. 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 | Utilisati on reported | Funds allocate d/ sanction ed | Utilisation reported | Funds allocated/ sanctioned | Utilisati on reporte d |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 0                           | 0                    | 96.50                       | 96.50                 | 0                             | 0                    | 0                           | 0                      |
| Assam                     | 60.01                       | 53.27                | 85.68                       | 0                     | 0                             | 0                    | 0                           | 0                      |
| Chhattisgarh              | 0                           | 0                    | 164.50                      | 30.00                 | 0                             | 18.80                | 0                           | 19.38                  |
| Gujarat                   | 16.10                       | 16.10                | 156.45                      | 37.87                 | 86.53                         | 8.71                 | 0                           | 0                      |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 0                           | 0                    | 0                           | 0                     | 0                             | 0                    | 0                           | 0                      |
| Jharkhand                 | 0                           | 0                    | 107.11                      | 10.44                 | 0                             | 0                    | 0                           | 0                      |
| Jammu& Kashmir            | -                           | -                    | -                           | -                     | 10.00                         | 0                    | 340.00                      | 0                      |
| Karnataka                 | 29.00                       | 29.00                | 93.00                       | 93.00                 | 148.00                        | 148.00               | 117.00                      | 80.0                   |
| Kerala                    | 0                           | 0                    | 45.45                       | 45.45                 | 0                             | 0                    | 67.99                       | 0                      |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                             |                      | 157.50                      | 157.50                | 78.75                         | 34.10                | 54.35                       | 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                      | 82.00                  |
| Rajasthan                 | 0                           | 0                    | 77.33                       | 77.33                 | 106.58                        | 63.25                |                             |                        |
| Sikkim                    | -                           | -                    | -                           | -                     | -                             | -                    | 111.00                      | 0                      |
| Tamil Nadu                | 7.50                        | 7.50                 | 32.50                       | 32.50                 | 132.30                        | 0                    | 0                           | 0                      |
| Telangana                 |                             |                      | 60.16                       | 60.16                 | 0                             | 0                    | 121.90                      | 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               |                             |                      | 73.00                       | 73.00                 | 43.50                         | 43.00                | 136.32                      | 0                      |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 3.00                        | 3.00                 | 41.00                       | 26.31                 | 50.00                         | 50.00                | 0                           | 0                      |