Lok Sabha Question No. 2221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Aadi Mahotsav
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2221

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## AADI MAHOTSAV

2221. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether  the  Government  celebrated  National  Tribal  Festival-Aadi  Mahotsav  recently  in  New  Delhi and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the aims and objectives along with the main theme of the Aadi Mahotsav;
- (c) the number of tribal artisans and artists from different regions of the country who participated in the said Mahotsav;
- (d) the financial benefits likely to be accrued by the tribal artisans by such Mahotsavs;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to organize more such Mahotsav's in the current financial year in various cities across the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and funds allocated and released by the Union Government for the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS

(SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to (e):      Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) organised  National Tribal Festival titled 'Aadi Mahotsav' in collaboration with Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India ( TRIFED ) in  Delhi  during 2018.
- (b): The main aim of organising National Tribal Festival (Aadi Mahotsav) is 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. The 15day long festival includes sale of tribal artefacts, tribal medicine, tribal cuisine besides tribal craft demonstrations, Tribal folk performances and fashion shows.
- (c): During 2018, more than 350 tribal artisans and artists from 23 States, 80 Tribal Chefs from more than  20  States  and  14  dance  troops  comprising  more  than  200  Artists  participated  in  the  festival  and displayed/sold their various handicraft and handloom products through 196 stalls set for the purpose.
- (d): During  2018,  business  of  more  than  Rs.  18.00  crores  was  generated,  which  was  4  times  as compared to 2017-18 (Rs. 4.5 crore in 2017).
- (e) & (f): During the current financial year, besides the festival being organised at New Delhi (16-30 November 2019), the Ministry and TRIFED has so far organised eight such festivals at Ooty, Leh, Shimla, Vishakhaptnam, Noida, Pune, Indore and Bhubaneswar wherein about 1050 tribal artisans participated and realized direct sales of about Rs. 3.30 crores. Funds have already been provided to TRIFED for organising such festival at following locations:

|   Sl. No. | Place      |   Fund allocated / released to TRIFED (Rs in lakhs) |
|-----------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Varanasi   |                                                  40 |
|         2 | Goa        |                                                  40 |
|         3 | Ranchi     |                                                  40 |
|         4 | Dilli Haat |                                                 400 |
|         5 | Jaipur     |                                                  40 |
|         6 | Lucknow    |                                                  40 |
|         7 | Bhopal     |                                                  40 |
|         8 | Puducherry |                                                  40 |
|         9 | Prayagraj  |                                                  40 |
|        10 | Bangalore  |                                                  40 |
|        11 | Patna      |                                                  40 |
|        12 | Hyderabad  |                                                  40 |
|        13 | Ahmedabad  |                                                  40 |

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