Lok Sabha Question No. 963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Tribal Research Institutes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## 963. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to State:

- (a) whether the Government has been adopting a focused approach towards the cultural conservation of various tribes of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for promoting the Tribal Research Institutes in all the States/UTs?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c)  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  provides  funds  to  the  State  Governments  for  the  activities relating to conservation and promotion of tribal cultural heritage based on their demand.  Government has set up Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) in States to work as a body of knowledge and research and as  a  think  tank  for  tribal  development  and  to  work  towards  preservation  and  dissemination  of distinctiveness  /  uniqueness  of  tribal  culture  and  their  traditional  knowledge.  Presently,  TRIs  are functioning in 24 States and 1UT. Funds are provided to TRIs under the Scheme 'Support to TRI' for various  activities  including  construction  of  museum,  library,  language  primers,  research  works, seminar/workshop, publication of books, development of documentaries, organization of tribal festivals etc. Statement showing amount released by the Ministry to various States for the purpose during the past three years and current financial year is furnished vide Annexure .

MoTA has also played a significant role in  highlighting  the  rich  cultural  traditions  of  tribal communities by organizing National Tribal Festival in the capital and other states.  These events provide a window to tribal artists to showcase their talent to a much wider audience.

The Ministry has also taken the initiative to set up museums of tribal freedom fighters which will serve to highlight the contribution of ST communities in country's independence.  Such projects will also provide ample opportunities to highlight the tribal cultures in the states concerned.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs 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, eating 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.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 963

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES

Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 963 for answer on 17.12.2018.

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/ UT           | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 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             | 86.53     |           | 2438.00   | -                           |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh    | -         | -         | -         | 106.80                      |
| 7        | Jammu And Kashmir   | 10.00     | 340.00    | -         | 97.00                       |
| 8        | Jharkhand           | -         | -         | -         | 1211.83                     |
| 9        | Karnataka           | 148.00    | 117.00    | 130.00    | 106.00                      |
| 10       | Kerala              | -         | 67.99     | 745.65    | 401.25                      |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh      | 78.75     | 54.35     | 732.51    | 309.91                      |
| 12       | Maharashtra         | -         | -         | -         | 485.01                      |
| 13       | Manipur             | 119.00    | 109.00    | 58.00     | 530.11                      |
| 14       | Mizoram             | -         | -         | -         | 416.08                      |
| 15       | Nagaland            | -         | -         | -         | 800.00                      |
| 16       | Odisha              | 250.30    | 322.39    | 662.90    | 819.07                      |
| 17       | Rajasthan           | 126.50    | -         | 169.25    | 44.75                       |
| 18       | Sikkim              | -         | 111.00    | 136.00    | 155.60                      |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu          | 132.30    |           | 133.20    | 177.25                      |
| 20       | Telangana           |           | 121.90    | 339.50    | 163.20                      |
| 21       | Tripura             | 159.50    | 73.25     | 198.75    | 316.14                      |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh       | -         | 43.26     | -         | -                           |
| 23       | West Bengal         | 43.50     | 150.82    | 215.45    | 380.15                      |
| 24       | Andaman And Nicobar | 50.00     | -         | -         | 81.60                       |
| 25       | Uttarakhand         | -         | -         | -         | -                           |
|          | Total               | 1204.38   | 1510.96   | 7900.00   | 8307.58                     |