Lok Sabha Question No. 3627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Centres for Tribal Culture
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3627

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 08/08/2022

## CENTRES FOR TRIBAL CULTURE

## 3627. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are any centres for tribal culture in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the Ministry's schemes, programmes, and initiatives to support the building and development of such centres;
- (c) the steps being taken by the Ministry to conserve and promote tribal culture, archives, and artefacts; and
- (d) the details of the Ministry's initiatives in Jharkhand, especially in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a)   to  (c): The  Ministry  of  Culture  is  the  nodal  Ministry  for  promotion  of  culture  including tribal culture.   As informed by Ministry of Culture, to conserve and promote various forms of folk  art  and  tribal  culture  throughout  the  country,  the  Government  of  India  has  set  up  seven Zonal  Cultural  Centres  (ZCCs)  with  headquarters  at  Patiala,  Nagpur,  Udaipur,  Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. These ZCCs organize cultural activities/ programmes in their member  States  on  a  regular  basis  for  which  annual  grant-in-aid  is  provided  to  them  by  the Ministry for this purpose. For these activities, tribal artists are engaged by these ZCCs for which they are paid honorarium, TA/DA, boarding & lodging and local transportation to support them and to earn their livelihood. Further, OCTAVE - a festival of the North East is organized by all the seven Zonal Cultural Centres to promote folk/ tribal culture of the North Eastern States and to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the North East.
2.    Under  Ministry  of  Culture,  Central  Institute  of  Himalayan  Culture  Studies,  Dahung (Arunachal Pradesh) and the following three grantee bodies located in he North Eastern States which are engaged in preserving and promoting the folk/ tribal art and culture of the NE Region:-
- i.     Centre for Buddhist Studies, Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh
- ii.    Namgyal Institute Of Tibetology, Gangtok
- iii.   GRL Monastic School, Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh
- 3       Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  the  schemes  of  'Support  to  Tribal  Research Institute'  and  'Tribal  Research,  Information,  Education,  Communication  and  Events'  under which various activities are undertaken to conserve and promote tribal culture, archives, artifacts, customs and traditions of the tribal communities.  Some of the initiatives worth mentioning are as under:
- (i).   To  acknowledge  the  heroic  and  patriotic  deeds  of  tribal  people  and  to  exhibit  rich  tribal cultural heritage of the region, Ministry has sanctioned 10 Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum.
- (ii).  Ministry  has  developed  searchable  digital  repository  where  all  research  papers,  books, reports  and  documents,  folks  songs,  photos/videos  are  uploaded.  The  repository  currently  has more than  10,000  photographs,  videos  and  publications  which  are  mostly  done  by  TRIs.  The repositories can be visited at https://repository.tribal.gov.in/ (Tribal Digital Document Repository) and https://tribal.nic.in/repository/ (Tribal Repository).
- (iii).   Ministry gives funding to TRIFED for organizing Adi Mahotsav festival at National level and  State  level.   State  level  festivals  like  Hornbill  festival  of  Nagaland,  Medaram  Jatra  of Telangana are funded through TRI scheme.
- (iv). TRIFED organizes Tribal Artisan Melas (TAMs) to   identify   new   artisans   and   new products    at    the  sourcing  level  in  States/Districts/Villages  for  expanding  the  tribal  producers base.
- (v).       The Ethnographic Museum of the states preserve and showcase rare artifacts related to life and culture of various tribes.
- (d): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  releasing  funds  to  States  under  centrally  sponsored  scheme Support to TRI based on their proposal. The Ministry has set up Birsa Munda Tribal freedom Fighter Museum and Udyaan at Ranchi jointly with State Government, which was inaugurated on 15 th November, 2021 by Hon'ble PM. The day has also been declared as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, which is also celebrated as the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.  The details of funds released to State Government of Jharkhand during the last 03 years is at Annexure I

As  per  Ministry  of  Culture,  Jharkhand  is  the  member  State  of  Eastern  Zonal  Culture  Centre (EZCC), Kolkata, an  autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture.  Initiatives  taken  by Ministry of Culture through EZCC, Kolkata are at Annexure - II .

Annexure-I

## Annex referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3627 for answer on 08.08.2022

The details of funds released to State Government of Jharkhand during the last 03 years under the scheme 'Support to TRIs'

Amount in lakhs

|       | State     | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   |
|-------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S. N. |           | 2019-20         | 2020-21         | 2021-22         |
| 1     | Jharkhand | 1654.50         | 0.00*           | 13.92           |

-  Funds not released due to pending UC

Annex referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3627 for answer on 08.08.2022

## AWARD TO YOUNG TALENTED ARTISTES

| Year    | Number of young talented artistes   | Number of young talented artistes   | Total amount of cash award (Rs In lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         | Physical                            | Virtual                             |                                           |
| 2016-17 | 170                                 |                                     | 12.10                                     |
| 2017-18 | 400                                 |                                     | 15.5                                      |
| 2018-19 | 350                                 |                                     | 11.10                                     |
| 2019-20 | 170                                 |                                     | 3.25                                      |
| 2020-21 | -                                   |                                     | -                                         |

## GURU SHISHYA PARAMPARA

| Year    | Number of Gurus   | Number of Accompanists   | Number of Pupils   | Total expenditure (Rs In lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | -                 | -                        | -                  | -                                |
| 2017-18 | 1                 | 1                        | 8                  | 5.43                             |
| 2018-19 | 1                 | 1                        | 8                  | 5.43                             |
| 2019-20 | 2                 | 2                        | 16                 | 3.66                             |
| 2020-21 | 2                 | 2                        | 16                 | 3.66                             |

## THEATRE REJUVENATION

| Year    | Number of Stage Shows   | Number of Stage Shows   | Total honorarium paid (Rs. In lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         | Physical                | Virtual                 |                                       |
| 2016-17 | 3                       |                         | 11.25                                 |
| 2017-18 | 1                       |                         | 4.0                                   |
| 2018-19 | 1                       |                         | 10.0                                  |
| 2019-20 | 1                       |                         | 1.0                                   |
| 2020-21 | -                       | -                       | -                                     |

## RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION

| Year    | Number of vanishing art forms   | Number of vanishing art forms   | Total expenditure   |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|         | Physical                        | Virtual                         | (Rs In lakh)        |
| 2020-21 | Saora Painitng                  |                                 | 5.0                 |

## OCTAVE

|         | Number of activities/ programmes        | Number of activities/ programmes   |                           |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Year    | Physical                                | Virtual                            | Expenditure (Rs In lakhs) |
| 2016-17 | 4 - 8, December 2016, Ranchi, Jharkhand |                                    | 66.88                     |

## NATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

| Year    | Number of activities/ programmes   | Number of activities/ programmes   | Expenditure   |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------|
|         | Physical                           | Virtual                            | (Rs In lakh)  |
| 2016-17 | 4                                  | -                                  | 40.0          |
| 2017-18 | 6                                  | -                                  | 33.5          |
| 2018-19 | 6                                  | -                                  | 26.25         |
| 2019-20 | 2                                  | -                                  | 3.00          |
| 2020-21 | -                                  | 7                                  | 14.0          |

## WORK SHOPS

| Name of Workshop                                          | Date                  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Seraikella Chhau Workshop                                 | 3.7.2016 - 10.7.2016  |
| Crafts of Jharkhand (Dokra Workshop)                      | 17.7.2019 - 25.7.2019 |
| Jugalbandi Workshop on Mayurbanj Chhau & Seraikella Chhau | 9.8.2019 - 15.8.2019  |

## WORK SHOPS

|   Sl.No. | Name of District        | Name of workshops                    | Venue                                          | Date &Duration                               |   Estimated Budget (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | 2                       | 3                                    | 4                                              | 5                                            |                                8 |
|        1 | Gumla                   | Khariya Loknritya Workshop           | Khariya Hostel, Gumla                          | December 22 to 28, 2020 7 Days               |                                2 |
|        2 | Ramgarh                 | Theatre workshop                     | Middle School, Koeri Tola, Ramgarh             | December 26, 2020 to January 03, 2021 9 Days |                                2 |
|        3 | Godda                   | Santhali Loknritya Workshop          | Gandhi Gram, Godda                             | December 24 to 30, 2020 7 Days               |                                2 |
|        4 | West Singhbhum Chaibasa | Ho Loknritya Workshop                | Govt. School, Chaibasa                         | December 25 to 31, 2020 7 Days               |                                2 |
|        5 | Palamau                 | Theatre Workshop on Covid-19         | Bengali library, Daltonganj                    | January 2 to 8 , 2020                        |                                2 |
|        6 | Ranchi                  | Tribal Painting workshop (Sohrai)    | Dr. Ram Dayal Mundakala Bhawan, Hotwar, Ranchi | January 2 to 11, 2020                        |                                1 |
|        7 | Ranchi                  | Tribal Painting workshop (Jadopatia) | Dr. Ram Dayal Mundakala Bhawan, Hotwar, Ranchi | January 2 to 11, 2020                        |                                1 |
|        8 | Ranchi                  | Tribal Painting workshop             | Dr. Ram Dayal Mundakala Bhawan, Hotwar, Ranchi | January 2 to 11, 2020                        |                                1 |

## SEMINAR

| Name of Seminar                                 | Date                  |
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Seminar on Santhali Folkore and Oral Literature | 28.9.2016 - 29.9.2016 |

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