Lok Sabha Question No. 26 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Tribal Art and Crafts Exhibitions
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 26

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.4.2016

## TRIBAL ART AND CRAFTS EXHIBITIONS

## 26. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is concerned that majority of the true traditional tribal art and crafts do not have adequate place in the Indian market as well as abroad and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  conduct  periodical  exhibitions  especially meant for tribal art and crafts in the capitals of all States; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  such  exhibitions  conducted  by  the Government in the country and abroad so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)

(a) The Government is aware of the share of traditional art and crafts in the domestic market as well  as  abroad.  Under  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) is providing marketing support to tribal products. TRIFED has its network of showrooms known as TRIBES INDIA.

- (b) & (c) TRIFED  is  organising  exhibitions  like  Aadishilps,  Aadichitra,  Octave  etc.  for tribal art and crafts in the capitals of States.    The details of exhibitions organised by TRIFED in country and abroad are given at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of the LSUSQ No. 26 for 25.4.2016 regarding 'Tribal Art and Crafts Exhibitions' by Shri K. Parasuraman, MP.

'Aadishilp' The details of Aadishilp exhibitions organized are given below:

| Year    |   No. of Aadishilp Exhibition organised | Places                    |   No. of artisans participated |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                                       1 | Delhi                     |                            121 |
| 2013-14 |                                       2 | Delhi and Bhopal          |                            100 |
| 2014-15 |                                       3 | Delhi, Bhopal and Lucknow |                            134 |
| 2015-16 |                                       3 | Delhi, Bhopal and Lucknow |                            131 |

## o 'Aadichitra' The details of Aadichitra exhibitions organized are given below:

| Year    |   No. of Aadichitra | Place                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                  12 | Shanthigiri Ashram(Kerala), Kullu, Naggar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Bangalore (Karnataka), Ahmadabad (Gujarat), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Kolkata (West Bengal), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), 2 exhibitions in Mumbai (Maharashtra) & Goa |
| 2013-14 |                  15 | Bangalore, Goa, Chennai, Mumbai, Darjeeling, Dehradun, Indore, Hyderabad, Jaipur , Delhi, Vadodra, Ahmedabad and Kolkota                                                                                                               |
| 2014-15 |                  14 | Delhi, Bangalore, Darjeeling, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Surat, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Mumbai                                                                                                                   |
| 2015-16 |                   9 | Nine Aadichitra at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Darjeeling, Delhi, Chennai, Pune, Vishakhapatnam, Chandigarh and Mumbai have been organised.                                                                                                  |

…2/-

- o OCTAVE a dance festival of North Eastern Region. The details of events participated are given below:

| Year    |   No. of Octave | Place             |   No. of Artisans Participated |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |               1 | Jodhpur           |                             60 |
| 2013-14 |               1 | Mumbai            |                             50 |
| 2014-15 |               1 | Panaji, Goa       |                             60 |
| 2015-16 |               1 | Vadodara, Gujarat |                             60 |

TRIFED  also  participates  in  a  number  of  exhibitions  to  promote  tribal  products.  TRIFED participated in 88 exhibitions during the last financial year across country.

- o International  Exhibitions: The  details  of  International  Exhibitions  participated  by TRIFED are given below:

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   | Name of International Exhibition              | Date of Exhibition             |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | 2011-12          | AFL Artigiano Infiera, Milan, Italy           | 3-11 December, 2011            |
|         2 | -do-             | Intergift Spain                               | 14-18 September, 2011          |
|         3 | 2012-13          | AFL Artigiano Infiera, Milan, Italy           | 1-9 December, 2012             |
|         4 | -do-             | Intenational Spring Fair 2013, Birmingham, UK | 2-7 February, 2013             |
|         5 | 2013-14          | Import Shop Berlin, Germany                   | 13-17 November, 2013           |
|         6 | -do-             | AFL Artigiano Infiera, Milan, Italy           | 30 November - 8 December, 2013 |
|         7 | 2015-16          | AFL Artigiano Infiera, Milan, Italy           | 5 -13 December, 2015           |

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