Lok Sabha Question No. 1452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Tribal Research and Training Institutes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1452

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## TRIBAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTES

## 1452. SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of Tribal Research and Training Institutes currently functional in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  allocated  to  the  Tribal  Research  and  Training  Institute,  Udaipur (Rajasthan) during the last five years;
- (c) the details of heads under which the said funds have been utilised; and
- (d) the status of utilization of the remaining funds by the said institute?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

- (a)         Presently, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is funding 29 Tribal Research Institutes under the Scheme 'Support  to  Tribal  Research  Institutes  (TRIs)'.  The  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 with repository of information pertaining to tribal  communities,  their  society  and  culture  and  critical  areas  of  concern.TRIs,  consist  of tribal  museum, library, training centre, research wing etc. TRIs have carried out various activities viz. research studies, evaluation studies, organization of training/seminar/workshop, organization of  tribal  fairs  and  festivals,  baseline  survey,  publications,  documentaries  /  documentation, organization of exchange visits etc. over the years. The list of TRIs is at Annexure-I .
- (b) Tribal Research Institute(s)  submit to the Ministry annual detailed action plan with budgetary requirement through respective State Tribal Welfare Department. Funds are sanctioned to the State Government on need basis and with the approval of Apex Committee chaired by the Secretary, Tribal  Affairs.  The  funds  sanctioned  to  the  Tribal  Research  and  Training  Institute,  Udaipur (Rajasthan) under the 'Support to Tribal Research Institutes' during the last five years is as under:

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Financial Year   | Amount Sanctioned   |
|------------------|---------------------|
| 2023-24          | Nil                 |
| 2022-23          | 120.83              |

| 2021-22   |   150.23 |
|-----------|----------|
| 2020-21   |    199.8 |
| 2019-20   |    134   |

(c) to (d)    As informed by the State Government of Rajasthan, the details of heads under which the said fund have been utilized is at Annexure - II.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1452 for answer on 13.02.2025

## List of Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs)

|   Sl. No. | Address                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Tribal Research Institute, Government of Andaman &Nicobar Islands, Administration, Port Blair - 744 101                                                                  |
|         2 | Tribal Research Institute, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tribal Welfare Department, Kandhari Hotel Road, Revenue Colony, Vijayawada- 520 010                             |
|         3 | Tribal Research Institute, Department of Social Justice &Empowerment &Tribal Affairs, Behind Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, B-Sector. Naharlagun, Pin: 791110, Arunachal Pradesh. |
|         4 | Assam Institute of Research for Tribals& Scheduled Castes, Government of Assam, Jawahar Nagar, N.H. - 37, Guwahati-781022                                                |
|         5 | Tribal Research &Training Institute Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sector-4, Raipur                                                               |
|         6 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380014, Gujarat                                                                           |
|         7 | Institute of Tribal Studies Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hills, Shimla- 171005, Himachal Pradesh                                                                  |
|         8 | Tribal Welfare Research Institute Government of Jharkhand, Morabadi Road, Ranchi - 834008                                                                                |
|         9 | Tribal Research Institute, Directorate of Tribal Affairs Govt. of Jammu &Kashmir, Civil Secretariat, Jammu - 180001                                                      |
|        10 | Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute, #CA-3 Treasury Laout, Kergally, Mysuru - 570026                                                                               |
|        11 | Kerala Institute for Research Training &Development, Studies for SC / ST, Government of Kerala, Kozhikode - 673017                                                       |
|        12 | Tribal Research &Development Institute, Government of Madhya Pradesh, 35, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal - 462002                                                                 |
|        13 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Government of Maharashtra, 28, Queens Garden, Pune-411011                                                                           |
|        14 | Tribal Research Institute, Government of Manipur, Chingmeirong, Imphal - 795001                                                                                          |
|        15 | SC / ST Research &Training Institute, Government of Odisha, Unit-VIII, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar - 751003                                                                  |

|   16 | Tribal Research &Training Institute, Government of Rajasthan, Ashok Nagar, Post Box No. 86. Udaipur-313 001                                                                       |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   17 | Tribal Research Institute, Social Justice &Empowerment and Welfare Department, Government of Sikkim, Samay Kalyan Bhavan, Room No. 402, 5th Mile, Lumsay, Tadong, Gangtok-737 101 |
|   18 | Tribal Research Center, Government of Tamil Nadu, M.Palada (PO),Udhagamandalam, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu,Ooty-643 004                                                         |
|   19 | TCR &TI, Government of Telangana, DSS Bhawan, Masab Tank, Hyderabad-500 028                                                                                                       |
|   20 | Tribal Research &Cultural Institute, Government of Tripura, Lakechovemahui, Agartala, West Tripura-799001                                                                         |
|   21 | Cultural Research Institute, Government of West Bengal, P6-1/4 CIT Scheme VII-M, VIP Road, Kankurgachi, Kolkata- 700054                                                           |
|   22 | SC / ST Research &Training Institute, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Bhagidari Bhawan, (Near Ambedkar Park), VipulKhand-Gomati Nagar, Lucknow-226010                                     |
|   23 | Tribal Research Institute, Social Welfare Directorate, Chaltlang, Aizawl, Mizoram 796012                                                                                          |
|   24 | Tribal Research Institute, The Directorate of Social Welfare, Near Raj Bhavan, Kohima, Nagaland.                                                                                  |
|   25 | Tribal Research Institute, Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttarakhand, Subhash Road, Secretariat, Dehradun - 248 001                                                    |
|   26 | Tribal Research Institute, Babadam, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya                                                                                                                    |
|   27 | Tribal Research Institute, Directorate of Tribal Welfare, 5 th Floor, Shram Shakti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa                                                                     |
|   28 | Tribal Research Institute, Ladakh, Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh                                                                                                            |
|   29 | Bihar Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Institute (BSTRTI) 64/40 Officers Flat, Nehru Path, Patna- 800001                                                                     |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1452 for answer on 13.02.2025

|   Sr. No. | Name of Project                                                                                                      |   Total (Amount in Rs.) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Telemedicine implementation-Effectiveness Research - TIER Study                                                      |                 3063000 |
|         2 | Medical Evaluation and Thyroid TEST to understand Goitre Prevalence and cause of Goitrogenesis                       |                 2230000 |
|         3 | Developing Modal For Reactivation of Lift Irrigation project Like Solar Based Lift Irrigation Project in Tribal Area |                10000000 |
|         4 | Digitalization of Research project done by TRI                                                                       |                 1000000 |
|         5 | Janjati Pratibha Samman Samaroh                                                                                      |                  500000 |
|         6 | IEC                                                                                                                  |                 2000000 |
|         7 | Updation of different portals through Experts from Agency                                                            |                  225000 |
|         8 | Modernization, Beautification of TRI and improvement of IT Faculty in TRI VC Room with Furniture                     |                 1000000 |
|         9 | Mordarnization and Improvement in Facility in Multipurpose Hostel TRI                                                |                 2500000 |
|        10 | Kala Protsahan Yojna                                                                                                 |                 2500000 |
|        11 | Social Awairness for sickle cell disease                                                                             |                  485000 |
|        12 | Modernization and Improvement facility in TRI Campus                                                                 |                 3500000 |
|        13 | Organizing and participation in Tribal fairs and festival                                                            |                 4000000 |
|        14 | Creation of Three short Films                                                                                        |                 1500000 |
|        15 | Honorarium and dressing makeup to artist for videography                                                             |                  500000 |