Lok Sabha Question No. 3516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Tribal Institute
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chhatar Singh Darbar, Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †3516

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/12/2021

## TRIBAL INSTITUTE

## †3516. SHRI CHHATAR SINGH DARBAR: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to create an online database for the documentation of details of development order of the tribes in the country their place in history, lifestyle, eating habits, architecture, education level and traditional arts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of tribal institutes in the country particularly in Gujarat; and (d) whether the Government is going to formulate any concrete scheme for augmentation of the pride of tribal culture?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) To preserve and promote rich tribal cultural heritage, Ministry of Tribal Affairs funds State Tribal Research Institutes  for conducting documentation (Audio-Video, photos and documentation in  written  and  published  form)  of  indigenous  knowledge  systems  practices, cultures,  life  styles, architecture and customs of the tribal communities. The details of such studies are available on digital repository (https://repository.tribal.gov.in/) developed by Ministry of Tribal Affairs.  The photos and videos of such practices based on studies undertaken by  TRIs can be seen at Audio vedio tribal Repository  (https://tribal.nic.in/repository/). These  repositories can also  be  accessed  through Ministry's website (https://tribal.nic.in/) and Performance Dashboard (https://dashboard.tribal.gov.in/), which provides link to these web application.

- (c ) The details of Tribal Research Institutes across the country including Gujarat is at Annexure I
- (d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs is administrating the schemes of 'Support of Tribal Research Institute' and 'Tribal Festival, Research, Information and Mass Education' under which various activities to augment tribal culture are undertaken as shown below:
- (i) Research studies/publication of books/documentation including audio visual documentaries on promotion of rich tribal cultural heritage.
- (ii) Tribal cultural exchange programmes
- (iii)  Research  and  documentation  of  Indigenous  practices  by  tribal  healers   and  medicinal  plants, Adivasi Languages, agriculture system, dances and paintings etc.
- (iv). To acknowledge the heroic and patriotic deeds of tribal people, Ministry has sanctioned setting up 10 Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum as given in Annexure-II . These museum will also exhibit rich tribal cultural heritage of the region.
- (v). Ministry  provides funds for organizing Adi Mahotsav festival at National level and state level.
- (vi). 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.

## Annexure-I referred to in part (c ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3516 to be answered on 20.12.2021

|   S. N. | State               | Name of TRI                                                                   | Location        |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Andaman and Nicobar | Tribal Research Institute, Andaman and Nicobar                                | Port Blair      |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh      | Tribal Research Institute,Andhra Pradesh                                      | Visakhapatnam   |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh   | Tribal Research Institute, Arunachal Pradesh                                  | Naharlagun      |
|       4 | Assam               | Assam Institute of Research for Tribals& Scheduled Castes, Assam              | Guwahati        |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh        | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Chhattisgarh                             | Raipur          |
|       6 | Gujarat             | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Gujarat                                  | Ahmedabad       |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh    | Institute of Tribal Studies, Himachal Pradesh                                 | Shimla          |
|       8 | Jammu And Kashmir   | Tribal Research Institute, Jammu And Kashmir                                  | Srinagar        |
|       9 | Jharkhand           | Tribal Welfare Research Institute, Jharkhand                                  | Ranchi          |
|      10 | Karnataka           | Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute, Karnataka                          | Mysore          |
|      11 | Kerala              | Kerala Institute for Research Training& Development Studies for SC/ST, Kerala | Kozhikode       |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh      | Tribal Research& Development Institute, Madhya Pradesh                        | Bhopal          |
|      13 | Maharashtra         | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Maharashtra                              | Pune            |
|      14 | Manipur             | Tribal Research Institute, Manipur                                            | Imphal          |
|      15 | Mizoram             | Tribal Research Institute, Mizoram                                            | Aizawl          |
|      16 | Nagaland            | Tribal Research Institute, Nagaland                                           | Kohima          |
|      17 | Odisha              | SC / ST Research &Training Institute, Odisha                                  | Bhubaneswar     |
|      18 | Rajasthan           | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Rajasthan                                | Udaipur         |
|      19 | Sikkim              | Tribal Research Instittute,Sikkim                                             | Gangtok         |
|      20 | Tamil Nadu          | Tribal Research Center, Tamil Nadu                                            | Nilgiri         |
|      21 | Telangana           | TCR& TI, Telangana                                                            | Hyderabad       |
|      22 | Tripura             | Tribal Research &Cultural Institute, Tripura                                  | West Tripura    |
|      23 | Uttar Pradesh       | SC/ST Research &Training Institute, Uttar Pradesh                             | Lucknow         |
|      24 | West Bengal         | Cultural Research Institute, West Bengal                                      | Kolkata         |
|      25 | Meghalaya           | Tribal Research Institute, Meghalaya                                          | West Garo Hills |
|      26 | Uttarakhand         | Tribal Research Institute, Uttarakhand                                        | Dehradun        |
|      27 | Goa                 | Tribal Research Institute, Goa                                                | South Goa       |

## Details of Tribal Freedom Fighter Museums sanctioned by Ministry and funds release status

(₹. In Crore)

| S. N.   | State          | Location            | Project Cost            | Year of Sanction   |   MoTA Commitment |   Fund Released |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | Gujarat        | Rajpipla            | 102.55/137.01 (revised) | 2017-18            |                50 |           50    |
| 2       | Jharkhand      | Ranchi              | 36.66                   | 2017-18            |                25 |           25    |
| 3       | Andhra Pradesh | Lambasingi          | 35.00                   | 2017-18            |                15 |            7.5  |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh   | Raipur              | 25.66                   | 2017-18            |                15 |            4.65 |
| 5       | Kerala         | Kozhikode           | 16.16                   | 2017-18            |                15 |            7.5  |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh | Chhindwara          | 38.26                   | 2017-18            |                15 |            6.93 |
| 7       | Telangana      | Hyderabad           | 18.00                   | 2018-19            |                15 |            1    |
| 8       | Manipur        | Yet to be finalized | 51.38                   | 2018-19            |                15 |            1    |
| 9.      | Mizoram        | Kelsih              | 15.00                   | 2019-20            |                15 |            7    |
| 10.     | Goa*           | Ponda               | 30.00                   | 2020-21            |                15 |            0.1  |
| Total   | Total          | Total               | Total                   | Total              |               195 |          110.68 |

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