(a) whether the Centres of Excellence are working in tandem with the Civil Society Organisations for providing extension services to the tribal communities and if so, the details thereof;
(b) list of centres of excellence recognized by the Government, State-wise; and
(c) the details of research/extension work carried out by the centres of excellence in Andhra Pradesh in the last four years?
(a) & (b): Ministry has identified and recognized the following Non-Governmental Organizations / Institutions / Universities etc. as Centres of Excellence (CoE):
Sl. No Name of the Centre of Excellence Located in the State
1 Bhasha Research & Publication Centre, Vadodara Gujarat
2 National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad Telangana
3 BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune, Maharashtra Maharashtra
4 Visva Bharati, Santiniketan West Bengal
5 Department of Humanities and Social Science, National Institute of Technology,
Rourkela, Odisha Odisha
6 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Clappanakollam Kerala
7 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi - Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad Telangana
8 Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak. Madhya Pradesh
9 Vanjeevan National Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development Corporation, New Delhi Delhi
10 Institute of Human Development Delhi
11 Indian Institute of Public Administration Delhi
12 Council of Analytical tribal Studies (COATS), Koraput Odisha
Financial support is provided to these Organisations by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) for following activities based on the project proposal received from them with the approval of duly Constituted Committee chaired by Secretary (Tribal Affairs):
(i) Conducting qualitative, action oriented and policy research on tribal communities.
(ii) Evaluation studies,
(iii) Workshops / Seminars helpful in orienting developmental programmes for the Scheduled Tribes and disseminating knowledge and experience concerning tribal people and their areas, and
(iv) Publication of literature on tribal development.
Details regarding CoEs working in tandem with Civil Society Organisations is not maintained in the Ministry.
(c): MoTA has provided funds to the 12 CoEs for undertaking studies related to Scheduled Tribes. So far, no proposal has been received in this Ministry from these COEs to carry out research work in Andhra Pradesh during last four years. The details of research work carried out by these CoEs outside the grant given by MoTA is not maintained in the Ministry.
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