Question : TRIBAL LIST



(a) whether the Government have published any literature regarding various tribes;

(b) if so, whether it is available to each and every educational institution of the country; and

(c) if not, the time by which it is likely to be available?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

(SHRI JUAL ORAM)

(a) This Ministry has not so far published literature regarding various tribes. However, States Tribal Research Institutes bring out monographs of various tribal groups in respective states.

(b)&(c) The Tribal Welfare Departments of respective State Governments utilize these publications for formulation of various plans and programmes for tribal development in their States. These publications are available for reference in the respective libraries of the Tribal Research Institutes.