Lok Sabha Question No. 1281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Culture Conservation of Tribal Population
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1281

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## CULTURE CONSERVATION OF TRIBAL POPULATION

1281. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of expenditure incurred by the Government for the development of tribal areas in the country during the last three years;
- (b)  whether  special  attention  has  been  given  to  the  cultural  conservation  of  tribal  population during that period; and
- (c)   if so, the details thereof along with the expenditure incurred during the said period and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a):   Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) [also called as Scheduled Tribe Component (STC)] is the dedicated source  of  fund  for  tribal  development  across  the  country.   41  Central  Ministries  has  been mandated by NITI Aayog to earmark Tribal Sub-Plan funds in the range of 4.3% to 17.5% of their total  Scheme  allocation  every  year  for  tribal  development.  Besides,  State  Governments  are mandated  to  earmark  TSP  funds  in  proportion  of  ST  population  in  the  State.  The  details  of expenditure incurred by the Central Government for the welfare and development of Scheduled Tribes in the country during the last three years is as under:

(Rs. in crores)

| Government                                        |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| STC Component of Central Ministries / Departments |   30020.2 |   33381.9 |   41943.4 |

(b) & (c): The Government has established Tribal Research Institutes in 24 States and 1 Union Territory. Core responsibility of TRIs is to function as a body of knowledge & research and as a think  tank  for  tribal  development,  preservation  of  art  &  culture  of  tribal  people.  Funds  are provided to the TRIs under the scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institute (TRI)' to carry out various activities viz. research studies, evaluation studies, organization of training/seminar/workshop, organization of tribal festivals, baseline survey, publications, documentaries  /  documentation,  organization  of  exchange  visits,  construction  of  museums, including tribal freedom fighters' museum etc. Conservation of culture of tribal population is also done  through  organization  of  national  and  regional  level  tribal  festivals  and  various  research studies under the scheme 'Tribal Festival, Research, Information and Mass Education'.

In  order  to  acknowledge  the  heroic  and  patriotic  deeds  of  tribal  people,  theGovernment  has decided to establish a state-of-the-art Tribal Museum in the States where Tribals lived, struggled against the Britishers and refused to be bowed down so that the coming generations may know how tribals were far ahead in making sacrifices. MoTA has sanctioned proposals for setting up of museums for tribal freedom in 9 States as detailed below:

(₹. In Crore)

| S. N.   | State          | Location        | Project Cost   | Year Sanction   |   of MoTA Commitment |   Fund Released as on 16.09.2020 |
|---------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Gujarat        | Rajpipla        | 102.55         | 2017-18         |                   50 |                            50    |
| 2       | Jharkhand      | Ranchi          | 36.66          | 2017-18         |                   25 |                            25    |
| 3       | Andhra Pradesh | Lambasingi      | 35.00          | 2017-18         |                   15 |                             7.5  |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh   | Raipur          | 25.66          | 2017-18         |                   15 |                             4.65 |
| 5       | Kerala         | Kozhikode       | 16.16          | 2017-18         |                   15 |                             7.5  |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh | Chhindwara      | 38.26          | 2017-18         |                   15 |                             6.93 |
| 7       | Telangana      | Hyderabad       | 18.00          | 2018-19         |                   15 |                             1    |
| 8       | Manipur        | Senapati        | 51.38          | 2018-19         |                   15 |                             1    |
| 9.      | Mizoram        | Mualngo, Kelsih | 15.00          | 2019-20         |                   15 |                             7    |
| Total   | Total          | Total           | Total          |                 |                  165 |                           110.58 |

National  tribal  festival/carnival  is  organized  annually  by  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs (MoTA) 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. since 2015 as detailed below:

|   Year | Theme                                    | Period                    | Venue                                                      |
|--------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2015 | National Tribal Festival-Vanaj           | 13th - 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 | National Tribal Festival (Aadi Mahotsav) | 16-30 November,2017       | Dilli Haat, INA, Central Park, etc, New Delhi              |
|   2018 | National Tribal Festival (Aadi Mahotsav) | 16-30 November,2018       | Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi                                 |
|   2019 | National Tribal Festival (Aadi Mahotsav) | 16-30 November,2019       | Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi                                 |

With the objective of preserving rich tribal cultural heritage and also to create awareness among others,  a  searchable  digital  repository has  been developed  where  all  research  papers, books, reports and documents, folks songs, photos/videos with their metadata are uploaded The repository currently has more than 10,000 photographs, videos and publications which are mostly done by TRIs. The repository also envisages to have folk songs, photos/videos regarding their evolution, place of origin, lifestyle, eating habits, architecture, education level, traditional art, folk dances and other anthropological details of the tribes in India so that the rich cultural heritage of tribals can be demonstrated world over.

In  order  to  ensure  synergy  in  the  functioning  of  all  Tribal  Research  Institutes  (TRIs) across  the  Country,  the Government  is  contemplating  to  set  up  the  National  Tribal  Research Institute to provide hand holding support for realizing the resolve of the Government to develop TRIs as a think tank and knowledge hub for tribal related issues.

The  details  of  the  amount  released  under  the  scheme  of  'Support  to  Tribal  Research Institute' and "Tribal Festival, Research, Information and Mass Education' during last three years across the country is indicated below,

(Rs. in crores)

| Name of the Scheme                                        |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Support to Tribal Research Institute                      |     79    |     99.01 |    109.98 |
| Tribal Festival, Research, Information and Mass Education |      4.57 |     24.99 |     23.71 |

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