and promotion of tribal culture. The Scheme does not envisage direct assistance to tribal artists. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with Ministry of Culture also organizes a National Tribal Festival to showcaseThe Festival provides glimpses of rich cultural heritage through unique forms of tribal folk dances.The Ministry of Tribal Affairs also supports State Government/ Union Territories in organizing tribal festivals in their own environment. The Ministry of Culture has no specific scheme exclusively for providing financial assistance to tribal artists.The financial assistance by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the States/UTs for Tribal Research Institutes/Organizing Tribal Festivals during each of the last three years and the current year, scheme-wise and State/UT-wise are annexed. The scheme is in ongoing scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the promotion of art and culture of . Academy, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, has a project office namely. North East Centre for Oral Literature (NECO) at exclusively for the cause of promotion and of tribal culture.The Gandhi National Centre for Arts, inter alia, undertakes research and documentation on the contextual aspects of culture including life style, oral traditions, and and art practices of communities including tribal art and culture. Cultural Centres, inter-alia, make special efforts to encourage tribal arts.The Gandhi carries out programmes for popularization of cultures of India, of which preservation and promotion of art and culture of tribes living in different areas of the country is an important and integral part. The Anthropological Survey of India carries out anthropological research, covering various social, cultural and biological aspects of the people of India. There are eight museums in the country, which display belonging to different communities of India, many of which focus on tribal communities and their culture.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Smt. in a written reply in the today.