Lok Sabha Question No. 3944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Tribal Freedom Fighters
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant, Shri K Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3944

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2024

## TRIBAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS

## 3944.   SMT. JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT: SHRI K SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has maintained a list of tribal freedom fighters who actively participated in different phases of the freedom movement and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

- (b) the reasons given by the Government for the omission of tribal freedom fighters' contributions from history textbooks;
- (c) the total number of memorials dedicated to tribal freedom fighters in the country that were built before 2014, State-wise;
- (d) the details of budgetary allocation for the construction of new memorials dedicated to tribal freedom fighters during the last ten years, State and year-wise; and
- (e) the reasons for not implementing State-specific initiatives to honour the contributions of tribal freedom fighters?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As informed by Ministry of Culture, Government has maintained a list of tribal freedom fighters who actively  participated  in  different  phases  of  the  freedom  movement.  Details  are  available  at  Ministry  of Culture  web  site  https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes.htm.  Further,  Indian  Council  of  Historical Research has prepared a series of volumes on Dictionary of Martyr: India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) covering around 13000 martyrs including Tribal Martyrs of over 100 in various tribal resistance, under a project sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

(b): As informed by NCERT, as far as the History and Social Science textbooks are concerned, necessary information regarding the tribal freedom fighters have been given contextually. Details are at Annexure I . The Department of Education in Social Sciences, NCERT has also contributed in preparing three modules on  Birsa  Munda  for  the  Primary,  Middle  and  the  Secondary  Stage  to  commemorate  his  150th  Birth Anniversary.

(c) to (e): Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned 11 Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum in 10 States under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institutes' and 'Provision to Article 275(1) of Constitution of India' to acknowledge the heroic and patriotic deeds of tribal people who struggled against the Britishers and refused to be bowed down so that the coming generations may know how tribals were involved in making sacrifices for the nation. The details of budgetary allocation for these museums are at Annexure II . Details of construction of new memorials dedicated to tribal freedom fighters during the last ten years by Ministry of Culture are at Annexure III and IV .

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3944  for 19.12.2024 asked by Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant and Shri K Sudhakaran, Hon'ble Members of Parliament regarding Tribal Freedom Fighters

|   Sl. No | Textbook                                           | Chapter                                                                                                       | Page Number   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Class VIII, Our Pasts-III                          | Chapter-4 Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age                                                       | 38-48         | The textbook has a chapter titled 'Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age' which has a detailed discussion on the contributions of Birsa Munda . A posted stamp issued in memory of the great Tribal freedom fighter is also depicted here. |
|        2 | Class IX, India and the Contemporary World, Part I | Chapter 4 Forest Society and Colonialism                                                                      | 90            | The chapter talks about 'Rebellion in the forest' and in that context it talks about the movement of Siddhu and Kanhu, Birsa Munda and Alluri Sitaram Raju against the British.                                                                    |
|        3 | Class X, India and the Contemporary World, Part II | Chapter 2 Nationalism in India                                                                                | 34-36         | In the context of Non-Cooperation movement, this chapter talks about 'Rebellion in the Countryside'. Here it mentions Alluri Sitaram Raju from Andhra Pradesh and deals with how tribal peasants interpreted the message of Mahatma Gandhi.        |
|        4 | Class XII, Themes in Indian History, Part III      | Theme-9 Colonialism and the countryside: Exploring Official Archives                                          | 242-245       | The textbook has a section on the Santhal Movement and has a visual of Sidhu Manjhi.                                                                                                                                                               |
|        5 | Class XII, Social Change and Development in India  | Chapter-3 Constitution and Social Change Chapter-8 Social Movement                                            | 35-37 123-124 | The textbook has mentioned Panchayat Raj in tribal areas. The chapter has mentioned the tribal movements.                                                                                                                                          |
|        6 | Class XII, Indian Society                          | Chapter-3, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change Chapter-5 Patterns of Social Inequalities and Exclusion | 43-48 83-85   | The chapter has discussed Tribal Communities, Tribe- The Career of Concept, Tribal Identity Today. This chapter has mentioned Adivasi Struggles.                                                                                                   |

## Annexure II

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3944 for 19.12.2024 asked by Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant and Shri K Sudhakaran, Hon'ble Members of Parliament regarding Tribal Freedom Fighters

## TRIBAL FREEDOM FIGHTER MUSEUMS funded by Ministry of Tribal Affairs

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S. N. | State                            | Name of the Museum                                             | Location   | Year of sanction   |   MoTA contribution |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Jharkhand Birsa Memorial Fighter | Munda Freedom Museum                                           | Ranchi     | 2017-2018          |               25    |
|       2 | Gujarat                          | National Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum                         | Rajpipla   | 2017-2018          |               50    |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh                   | Tribal Freedom Fighters' Museum                                | Lambasingi | 2017-2018          |               25    |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh                     | Shahid Veer Narayan Singh Museum                               | Raipur     | 2017-2018          |               35    |
|       5 | Kerala                           | Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum                                  | Waynad     | 2017-2018          |               15    |
|       6 | Madhya Pradesh                   | Badal Bhoi State Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum                | Chhindwara | 2017-2018          |               25.69 |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh                   | Raja Shankar Shah Kunwar Raghunath Shah Freedom Fighter Museum | Jabalpur   | 2019-20            |               14.39 |
|       8 | Telangana                        | Tribal Freedom Fighter Museums                                 | Hyderabad  | 2018-19            |               25    |

|   9. | Manipur   | Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters' Museum          | Luangkao,Tamenglong2018-19   |         |   15.00 |
|------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------|---------|
|   10 | Mizoram   | Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum | Kelsih                       | 2019-20 |      18 |
|   11 | Goa       | Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum                          | Ponda                        | 2020-21 |      15 |

Annexure-III referred to in reply to part (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3944 for 19.12.2024 asked by Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant and Shri K Sudhakaran, Hon'ble Members of Parliament regarding Tribal Freedom Fighters

Commemoration of 125 th  Birth Anniversary of Shri Alluri Sitarama Raju

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Institutions /Organizations                                                    | Purpose                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Kshatriya Seva Samiti, Nallakanta, Hyderabad                                               | For Construction of Landmark Monument of Alluri Sitarama Raju at Mogallu/Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh [2022-23]                      |
|         2 | The Kshatriya Seva Samithi, 103, Block-II, kshatriya Towers-2-1-284, Nallakunta, Hyderabad | For restoring Alluri Sitarama Raju's maternal grand father's house at Pandrangi, AP and police station restoration at Chintapalli. |

Annexure-IV

Annexure-IV referred to in reply to part (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3944 for 19.12.2024 asked by Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant and Shri K Sudhakaran, Hon'ble Members of Parliament regarding Tribal Freedom Fighters

Construction of Rani Gaidinliu Cultural Centre at District , Peren, Nagaland

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Institutions /Organizations                                     | Purpose                                                                                                                       | Year    |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|         1 | Nagaland Art & Culture Council, Government of Nagaland. (North East Region) | for construction of Rani Gaidinilu Cultural Centre (Peren) Nagaland under commemoration of Birth Centenary of Rani Gaidinilu. | 2016-17 |
|         2 | Nagaland Art & Culture Council, Government of Nagaland. (North East Region) | for construction of Rani Gaidinliu Cultural Centre at District Peren (Nagaland) under the Birth Centenary of Rani Gaidinliu.  | 2018-19 |

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