(a) whether the Government has received any requests / proposals from States including Chhattisgarh for providing assistance to private organisations for the promotion of tribal culture, museum, etc. and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the norms for considering grant of funds/assistance for the proposals received,
(c) the details of the proposals pending with the Government; and
(d) the time by which the said proposals are likely to be sanctioned?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI JASTWANTSINH BHABHOR)
(a) & (b): Receipt of requests / proposals from the State Governments for providing assistance to private organisations for the promotion of tribal culture etc., is a continuous process. Funds are provided to State Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) under the Scheme ‘Support to TRI’ for various activities including construction of museum, library, language primers, research work, seminar/workshop, publication of books, development of documentaries, organisation of tribal festivals etc. Funds are also provided to private institutions for carrying out research work on various tribal issue under the Scheme ‘Tribal Festival, Research Information and Mass Education’. Mechanism of Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) under the Chairpersonship of Secretary(Tribal Affairs) has been adopted for appraisal and approval of projects subject to availability of funds under the relevant schemes for the purpose. As per Guidelines in vogue, funds are sanctioned to reputed institutions, Universities, State Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), Institute affiliated with UGC / AICTE and State / UT recommended NGOs. Sanction orders delineating therein the name of the activities / projects alongwith fund sanctioned are uploaded on the Ministry’s website (www.tribal.nic.in) and the same are available in public domain.
Proposal for construction of a state-of-the-art Tribal Museum of national importance at Garudeshwar, Rajpipla in Gujarat State for tribal freedom fighters has been sanctioned during 2017-18. Besides, MoTA has also approved the proposal for setting up museums for tribal freedom fighters in the following States;-
Sl. No. Name of State Location for research institutes
1. Chhattisgarh Raipur
2. Jharkhand Ranchi
3. Andhra Pradesh Lambasingi
4. Madhya Pradesh Chhindwara
5. Kerala Kozhikode
(c) & (d): There is no pendency with respect to the proposals received through State Governments during 2017-18. Statement showing funds released to the States till 21.03.2018 under the Scheme ‘Support to TRI’ is at Annexure 1. List of projects sanctioned during 2017-18 to private organisations is at Annexure 2.
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Annexure 1
Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of the LSUQ 5034 for answer on 26.03.2018
Fund Released under the scheme " Support to TRIs" during 2017-18 upto 21.03.2018
Sl.No. Name of State/TRIs Fund Released
(Rs. in Lakh)
1 Assam 183.65
2 Karnataka 130.00
3 Madhya Pradesh 232.51
4 Odisha 662.90
5 Rajasthan 169.25
6 Sikkim 136.00
7 Telangana 339.50
8 Andhra Pradesh 440.42
9 Tamil Nadu 133.20
10 Tripura 198.75
11 Gujarat 2438.00
12 West Bengal 215.45
13 Chhattisgarh 168.73
14 Kerala 26.65
15 Manipur 58.00
16 Arunachal Pradesh 147.35
Total 5680.36
Annexure 2
Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of the LSUQ No. 5034 for answer on 26.3.2018
List of projects sanctioned to Private Organisations for carrying out various research work
Sr. No. Name of the organization Name of the Project Total Fund sanctioned
(in Rs.)
1. Indian Statistical Institute, Jharkhand Strengthening Livelihood Opportunities for Forest Dwellers in Jharkhand and Odisha. Area of Study 8,92,500/-
2. Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham University, Tamil Nadu Technology inputs in promotion indigenous food recipes of Irular and Kurumbas tribes thereby empowering disadvantaged youth of Masinagudi and Ebbanand village of The Nilgiri District”. 9,52,780/-
3. Amity University, Uttar Pradesh Risk Management Behaviour of the Tribals of Central and Western Region of India under the Scheme 14,50,000/-
4. Disha Foundation, Pune Understanding
Patterns of Tribal migration in India" 39,93,990/-
5. Centre for rural studies, LBSNAA Study on “Status of Implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, Amendment Rule, 2012 in Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha 25,20,000/-
6. Centre for policy studies, Chennai Preparation of an Atlas of the Scheduled Tribes in India 46,64,310/-
7. Bhasha Research Centre (i) Study of Life-Skills among Adivasi and Nomadic Communities of Chhotaudepur and Mahisagar Districts in Gujarat
(ii) Preparation of Bibliography of Tribal Studies in Gujarat 14,08,000/-
8. ‘Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management & Technology (GIMT)’ Organizing Smart India Hackathon 23,90,000/-