Lok Sabha Question No. 1028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Tribal Research Institutes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1028

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES

1028. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI, SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government is planning to conduct a review of operational conditions of the existing Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) across India, if so, the details thereof along with the number of TRIs operational in the country;
- b) whether the condition of the TRIs needs to be improved, if so, the details of the TRIs and the action being taken by the Government to improve the conditions of the TRIs;
- c) whether the Government has any plan to make model TRIs, if so, the details thereof along with the list of TRIs which are going to model ones; and
- d) whether the Government has any plan to increase the number of TRIs in the country and if so, the details thereof, UT/ State -wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has revised Guidelines for the Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institute (TRI)' in December 2017. The Guidelines, inter alia, stipulates for setting up of new TRIs in the States where no TRI exists and providing support for infrastructural needs. It has been envisaged that TRIs should focus on their core responsibilities as body of knowledge & research, and as a think tank for tribal development, preservation of tribal cultural heritage, providing inputs to States for evidence based planning and appropriate legislations, capacity building of tribals and persons/ institutions associated with tribal affairs, dissemination of information and creation of awareness. The annual outlay of the Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institute (TRI)' enhanced from Rs. 21.00 crore in 2016-17 to Rs. 80.00 crore in 2017-18 and Rs. 100.00 crore in 2018-19.  The scheme is demand driven.  As per the requirement of States, MoTA makes effort to provide sufficient funds.  MoTA is focussing on strengthening of all TRIs in terms of infrastructure and their delivery of output. Presently, the TRIs in 24 States and 1UT including Jharkhand are receiving support of Ministry of Tribal Affairs based on the proposal received from them with the approval of duly constituted APEX level Committee subject to availability of funds under the Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institute (TRI)'. List of TRIs is at Annexure 1 .  Details  of  fund  released  to  the  TRIs  during  2017-18  and  current  year  is  at Annexure 2

- (c): There is no proposal under consideration of the Ministry for making Model TRIs.
- (d): Setting of TRIs in States where no TRI exists is envisaged. No such plans are in pipeline for Jharkhand State which already has a TRI.

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Annexure 1 referred to in reply of part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1028 for answer on 17.12.2018.

|   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                                 |

## Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1028 for answer on 17.12.2018

## Release of fund under the scheme 'Support to TRI's'

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/ UT           | 2017-18                 | 2018-19 (Till 12.12.2018)   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 940.42                  | 749.58                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 647.99                  | 253.01                      |
| 3        | Assam               | 183.65                  | 198.75                      |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh        | 168.73                  | 504.49                      |
| 5        | Gujarat             | 2438.00                 | -                           |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh    | -                       | 106.80                      |
| 7        | Jammu And Kashmir   | -                       | 97.00                       |
| 8        | Jharkhand           | -                       | 1211.83                     |
| 9        | Karnataka           | 130.00                  | 106.00                      |
| 10       | Kerala              | 745.65                  | 401.25                      |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh      | 732.51                  | 309.91                      |
| 12       | Maharashtra         | -                       | 485.01                      |
| 13       | Manipur             | 58.00                   | 530.11                      |
| 14       | Mizoram             | -                       | 416.08                      |
| 15       | Nagaland            | -                       | 800.00                      |
| 16       | Odisha              | 662.90                  | 819.07                      |
| 17       | Rajasthan           | 169.25                  | 44.75                       |
| 18       | Sikkim              | 136.00                  | 155.60                      |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu          | 133.20                  | 177.25                      |
| 20       | Telangana           | 339.50                  | 163.20                      |
| 21       | Tripura             | 198.75                  | 316.14                      |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh       | -                       | -                           |
| 23       | West Bengal         | 215.45                  | 380.15                      |
| 24       | Andaman And Nicobar | -                       | 81.60                       |
| 25       | Uttarakhand         | TRI under construction. | TRI under construction.     |
|          | Total               | 7900.00                 | 8307.58                     |

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