(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote art and culture of different tribal communities of the country, State/UT-wise;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken during the last three years in this regard;
(c) the financial allocation made for this purpose; and
(d) whether the Government has taken steps to promote the products made by the tribal communities and if so, the details thereof?
(a) to (c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) provides funds to the State Governments for the activities relating to promotion of art and culture of difference tribal communities of tribal areas in the country based on their demand. Government has established Tribal Research Institutes in 24 States and 1 UT. Core responsibility of TRIs is to function as a body of knowledge & research and as a think tank for tribal development and preservation of art and culture of tribal people. TRIs have carried out various activities viz. research studies, evaluation studies, organization of training/seminar/workshop, organization of tribal festivals, baseline survey, publications, documentaries / documentation, organization of exchange visits etc. The annual outlay of the Scheme ‘Support to Tribal Research Institute (TRI)’ enhanced from Rs. 21.00 crore in 2016-17 to Rs. 80.00 crore in 2017-18 and Rs. 100.00 crore in 2018-19. Statement showing State/UT wise details of funds provided to the TRIs during last three years and current year is at Annexure.
MoTA has developed a digital repository with web address http://tribal.nic.in/repository where documents, folks songs, photos / videos regarding their evolution, place of origin, lifestyle, eating habits, architecture, education level, traditional art, folk dances and other anthropological details of the tribes in India are stored. The repository currently has more than 10,000 photographs, videos and publications which are mostly done by TRIs.
Notable works undertaken by these institutions during last four financial years and current year are detailed below:
Activities Number
Research Studies 214
Evaluation Studies 54
Training/ Seminar/ Workshop 277
Tribal Festivals 50
Baseline Survey 12
Publications 170
Documentaries/Documentation 101
Exchange Visit 34
National level tribal festival / carnival is organized annually by the Ministry to showcase glimpses of rich cultural heritage of tribal people across the country through unique forms of folk dances, songs, cuisine, exhibition and demonstration of traditional skill in painting, art and craft, medicinal practices etc. During last three years, this Ministry has organized a National Tribal Festival in Delhi at different locations to showcase and promote various facets of tribal life as detailed below:
Year Theme Period Places
2015 National Tribal Festival - Vanaj 13th -18th February, 2015 Indira Gandhi Art and Cultural Centre, New Delhi
2016 National Tribal Carnival - 2016 25th – 28th October, 2016 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium and Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
2017 Aadi Mahotasav 16-30 November, 2017 DilliHaat, INA, New Delhi, Central Park, etc.
2018 Aadi Mahotasav 16-30 November, 2018 DilliHaat, INA, New Delhi,
Further 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;-
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. No. Name of State Location for tribal freedom fighter museum MoTA Commitment Fund Release as on date
1 Andhra Pradesh Lambasingi 15.00 7.50
2 Chhattisgarh Raipur 15.00 4.65
3 Gujarat Rajpipla 50.00 24.38
4 Jharkhand Ranchi 25.00 10.00
5 Kerala Kozhikode 15.00 7.50
6 Madhya Pradesh Chhindwara 15.00 6.93
135.00
60.96
(d): Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) a Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, organizes as well as participates in exhibitions for promotion and marketing of tribal goods. It organizes a National Tribal Festival by the name of “Aadi Mahostav” where tribal craft, culture, cuisine and commerce are exhibited in a holistic manner. It also participates in various exhibitions all over the country for marketing and promotion of tribal products and in international exhibitions through Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) and India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) in various countries.
Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce scheme (MSP for MFP Scheme), started by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the year 2013-14, was the first step in the direction of providing fair price to tribals. Initially, the scheme included 10 MFPs in 9 States. Presently, the scheme has coverage of 23 MFPs and applicability to all States.
MoTA in the month of March 2018 has launched the Tribes India banner on Snapdeal, Amazon, Paytm and GeM for marketing of Tribal Products through these e-commerce portals. With this, more than 55 thousand tribal artisans connected to TRIFED will get access to local as well as
International markets.
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Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1044 for answer on 17.12.2018
Release of fund under the scheme “Support to TRI’s”
(Rs. in Lakh)
Sl. No State/ UT 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
(Till 12.12.2018)
1 Andhra Pradesh - - 940.42 749.58
2 Arunachal Pradesh - - 647.99 253.01
3 Assam - - 183.65 198.75
4 Chhattisgarh - - 168.73 504.49
5 Gujarat 86.53 2438.00 -
6 Himachal Pradesh - - - 106.80
7 Jammu And Kashmir 10.00 340.00 - 97.00
8 Jharkhand - - - 1211.83
9 Karnataka 148.00 117.00 130.00 106.00
10 Kerala - 67.99 745.65 401.25
11 Madhya Pradesh 78.75 54.35 732.51 309.91
12 Maharashtra - - - 485.01
13 Manipur 119.00 109.00 58.00 530.11
14 Mizoram - - - 416.08
15 Nagaland - - - 800.00
16 Odisha 250.30 322.39 662.90 819.07
17 Rajasthan 126.50 - 169.25 44.75
18 Sikkim - 111.00 136.00 155.60
19 Tamil Nadu 132.30 133.20 177.25
20 Telangana 121.90 339.50 163.20
21 Tripura 159.50 73.25 198.75 316.14
22 Uttar Pradesh - 43.26 - -
23 West Bengal 43.50 150.82 215.45 380.15
24 Andaman And Nicobar 50.00 - - 81.60
25 Uttarakhand - - - -
Total 1204.38 1510.96 7900.00 8307.58
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