Lok Sabha Question No. 3181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Research on Tribal Medicine
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †3181

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/03/2023

## RESEARCH ON TRIBAL MEDICINE

† 3181. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the works done for tribal medicine research during the last four years, State/ UTwise along with the funds provided for the purpose;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  projects  proposed  by  the  Government  of  Rajasthan  for  tribal  medicine research;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  any  assistance  to  the  tribal  people  for  the  traditional knowledge acquired from them; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (d): Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned projects to State Tribal Research institutes / renowned  research   Institutes  for  undertaking   research   work  on  Tribal  medicinal  practices  and medicinal plants under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institutes ' and Central Sector Scheme   'Tribal  Research Information,  Education,  Communication  and Events'. Moreover, Ministry  has made the Tribal  Research  Institute, Uttarakhand  as the nodal  & coordinating TRI for all projects related to traditional medicine and healing practices. The project "Role of Tribal healers in oral health in Tribal Population has been sanctioned to Govt. of Rajasthan in  the  Year  2022-23.  The details of  work undertaken for tribal medicine along with sanction of funds is given at Annexure.

## Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  the Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. †3181 for answer on 20.03.2023.

Details of works by States under Support to TRIs Scheme and organization under M/o. Ayush are as under:

|   S.No. | States         | Details of work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|       1 | Assam          | TRI Assam have organized workshop on traditional medicine practitioners and documented the medicinal plants and practices. Documentation on Medicinal Plants 2 nos. of Two days Training on Traditional Medicine Practitioners Research Study : Exploring the Traditional Health practices among the Rabhas of Goalpara District, Assam. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 12.12 Lakh      |
|       2 | Kerala         | Documentation of knowledge of more than 300 major tribal healers of Kerala.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|       3 | Sikkim         | The State of Sikkim TRI has conducted study on 'Identification, documentation and validation of ethno-medicinal plants practices by the Lepcha tribes of Sikkim'. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 20.00 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       4 | Rajasthan      | Role of Tribal healers in oral health in Tribal Population. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 49.97 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh | The TRI has made a study on the medicine used by tribals. One project has been sanctioned to AIIMS, Bhopal titled "natural product isolation with characterization of active ingredients and ethnobotanical role of medicinal plants used in tribal population of Madhya Pradesh- medicinal chemistry perspective with special emphasis on in vitro anti neoplastic property". |
|       6 | Jharkhand      | Compendium and Tribal Medicinal Practices Santhal, Munda and Oraon approved budget by MoTA in F.Y. 2018-19. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 15.00 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       7 | Karnataka      | Mapping and documentation of ethno medicinal practices among tribal population for commercialization of ethno botanicals in Mysore and Shimoga districts of Karnataka. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 97.46 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       8 | Odisha         | Preparation of Compendium on Traditional Tribal Medicine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|       9 | Maharashtra    | Research and Documentation of Traditional Healing Practices of Tribal Communities in Maharashtra. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 70.00 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|      10 | Manipur        | Research Study on Medicinal Herbs &Plants - Tribal Medicine Tribal Medicine and Healing Practices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      11 | Tamil Nadu     | Tribal Research Centre Conducted a Medicinal Plants Workshop for Tribal Medicinal experts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|      12 | Tripura        | Traditional Medicinal Practices, Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Tripura Fund sanctioned : Rs. 3.00 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|   13. | Central Council for Research In Homoeopathy (CCRH), New Delhi .       | A pilot project of integrating Homoeopathy and Yoga in the National Program for the Prevention of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke (NPCDCS) at two tribal districts (Sambalpur, Odisha and Nasik, Maharashtra)   |
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|    14 | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science (CCRAS) , New Delhi | Medico Ethno Botanical Survey Project                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

Under  the  scheme  'Tribal  Festival  Research  Information  Education,  Communication  and  Events (TRI-ECE)', Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned projects to renowned Institutes for research on Tribal medicinal practices and medicinal plants. The details are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Institute                                                         | Project details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|         1 | National Institute of pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati | a) Documentation of traditional health care practices, traditional medicines and to enable research b) To validate the traditional medicinal knowledge used by tribal population for treating cardio-metabolic diseases Fund sanctioned : Rs. 40.00 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         2 | Pravara Institute of Medical Science, Loni.                                   | Survey for Identification, Enlisting of Traditional Tribal Healers, Study, Documentation and testing of Tribal Health Traditions, Tribal Medicine (Healing Practices and Ethno-Medicine) of different Tribal Communities in State of Maharashtra. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 195.00 Lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         3 | Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar                                        | Traditional Medicine and healing practices. a. Demographic and Socio-economic Information of Tribal Community through Digital Support with Geo-tagging. b. Survey of Government Schemes and their actual beneficiaries' details. c. Diseases-wise Collection of Ethno-medicinal Information from traditional healers. d. Collection, Herbarium preparation and identification of plants from different tribal regions. e. Documentation of medicinal information of plants with Research Review Approach. f. Documentation of different works of Tribal Artisans. g. Herbal Monograph preparation of selected important medicinal plants. |

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|    |                                                  | h. Research profiling of traditional medicinal plants of Tribal Communities. i. Guidance, Coordination and Training of tribal traditional healers. j. Livelihood support system to the tribal communities through beekeeping, agriculture and traditional arts. k. E-Commerce platform and Web-portal for Livelihood Support Fund sanctioned : Rs. 312.40 Lakh                                                                                 |
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|  4 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur | a. Study of epistemology of traditional knowledge &practice of local/traditional healers of district Sirohi, Rajasthan. b. Effect of the region-specific module for the training and capacity building on behavioral change among traditional healers of district Sirohi, Rajasthan. c. Piloting of telemedicine with special reference to health needs of indigenous habitats of district Sirohi, Rajasthan. Fund sanctioned : Rs. 49.62 Lakh |

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