Lok Sabha Question No. 2155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Setting up of Tribal Museum
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2155

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## SETTING UP OF TRIBAL MUSEUM

## 2155. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to setting up of tribal Museum and to carry out various activities to preserve and promote tribal culture across the country through research & documentation, maintenance and preservation of art & artifacts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether the Government has developed a web page for use as tribal repository; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b):  Government has established Tribal Research Institutes in 24 States and 1 UT. Core responsibility of TRIs is to function as a body of knowledge & research and as a think tank for tribal development and preservation of art and culture of tribal people. Within the TRIs, there are cultural museum, library, training centre, research wing etc. TRI wise details of infrastructure are placed at Annexure . Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) provides funds to State Governments under the Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institute (TRI)' for the functioning of TRIs. The annual outlay of the Scheme has been enhanced from Rs. 21.00 crore in 201617 to Rs. 80.00 crore in 2017-18 and Rs. 100.00 crore in 2018-19.  TRIs 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 etc. over the years. Works undertaken by these institutions during last four financial years and current year are detailed below:

| Activities                  |   Number |
|-----------------------------|----------|
| Research Studies            |      214 |
| Evaluation Studies          |       54 |
| Training/ Seminar/ Workshop |      277 |
| Tribal Festivals            |       50 |
| Baseline Survey             |       12 |
| Publications                |      170 |
| Documentaries/Documentation |      101 |
| Exchange Visit              |       34 |

Further MoTA has approved the proposal for setting up museums for tribal freedom fighters in the following States;-

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Location for tribal freedom fighter museum   |   MoTA Commitment |   Fund Release as on date |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  | Lambasingi                                   |                15 |                      7.5  |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh    | Raipur                                       |                15 |                      4.65 |
| 3         | Gujarat         | Rajpipla                                     |                50 |                     24.38 |
| 4         | Jharkhand       | Ranchi                                       |                25 |                     10    |
| 5         | Kerala          | Kozhikode                                    |                15 |                      7.5  |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh  | Chhindwara                                   |                15 |                      6.93 |
|           |                 |                                              |               135 |                     60.96 |

(Rs. in crore)

Besides,  MoTA  organizes  National  level  tribal  festival  /  carnival  annually  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. During last three years, this Ministry has organized National Tribal Festival in Delhi at different locations to showcase and promote various facets of tribal life as detailed below:

|   Year | Theme                            | Period                    | Places                                                     |
|--------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|   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 | Aadi Mahotasav                   | 16-30 November, 2017      | Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi, Central Park, etc.             |
|   2018 | Aadi Mahotasav                   | 16-30 November, 2018      | Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi,                                |

Apart  from  above,  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  Limited  (TRIFED)  a Multi-State  Cooperative  Societies  Act  under  the  administrative  control  of  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs, organizes as well as participates in exhibitions for promotion and marketing of tribal goods.

(c)&(d)  MoTA  has  developed  a  digital  repository  with  web  address  http://tribal.nic.in/repository where documents,  folks  songs,  photos  /  videos  regarding  their  evolution,  place  of  origin,  lifestyle,  food  habits, architecture, education level, traditional art, folk dances and other anthropological details of the tribes in India are stored. The repository currently has more than 10,000 photographs, videos and publications which are mostly done by TRIs.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the LSUQ 2155 for reply on 24.12.2018 State-wise status of TRI Building, Training Centre, Library, Museum

|   Sr. no. | State             | Training Centre   | Library   | Museum   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|----------|
|         1 | A&N               | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh | No                | No        | No       |
|         4 | Assam             | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|         6 | Gujarat           | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|         7 | Himachal Pradesh  | No                | No        | Yes      |
|         8 | J&K               | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|         9 | Jharkhand         | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        10 | Karnataka         | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        11 | Kerala            | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        12 | Madhya Pradesh    | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        13 | Maharashtra       | Yes               | No        | Yes      |
|        14 | Manipur           | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        15 | Mizoram           | Yes               | No        | No       |
|        16 | Nagaland          | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        17 | Odisha            | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        18 | Rajasthan         | Yes               | Yes       | yes      |
|        19 | Sikkim            | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        20 | Tamil Nadu        | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        21 | Telangana         | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        22 | Tripura           | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        23 | Uttar Pradesh     | Yes               | Yes       | No       |
|        24 | West Bengal       | Yes               | Yes       | Yes      |
|        25 | Uttrakhand        | No                | No        | Yes      |