CONSTRUCTION OF TRIBAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS’ MUSEUMS

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Government of India
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
04 FEB 2026 1:45PM by PIB Delhi

Replying to an un-starred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Tribal Affairs Minister of State Shri Drugadas Uikey informed that Ministry of Tribal Affairs had sanctioned 11 Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museums (TFFMs) in 10 States on the basis of the proposals received from the State Governments with the aim to recognize and create awareness on the sacrifices and contributions of tribal people in India’s freedom movement. Ministry of Tribal Affairs funds these projects under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- “Support to Tribal Research Institute” and “Proviso to Article 275 (1)” based on the additional requirements and proposals received from State Governments who are responsible for the selection of land, preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) and construction of these museums. State-wise details of Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museums indicating year of sanction, approved cost of project, Ministry’s share, actual expenditure by the Ministry and present status of the Tribal Freedom Fighter’s Museum is at-

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STATE-WISE DETAILS OF TRIBAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS’ MUSEUMS

S. No.	State	Name of the Museum	Location	Year of sanction	Approved cost of project (Rs. in Crore)	Contribution of Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Rs. in Crore)	Fund released by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Rs. in Crore)	Present status
1	Jharkhand	Birsa Munda Memorial Freedom Fighter Museum	Ranchi	2017- 18	34.22	25.00	25.00	Inaugurated on 15.11.2021
2	Madhya Pradesh	Badal Bhoi State Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum	Chhindwara	2017- 18	40.69	25.69	25.69
2	Madhya Pradesh	Raja Shankar Shah & Kunwar Raghunath Shah Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum	Jabalpur	2019- 20	14.39	14.39	11.36
3.	Chhattisgarh	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial and Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museum	Nava Raipur	2017- 18	53.13	42.47	42.47	Inaugurated on 01.11.2025
4.	Mizoram	Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum	Kelsih, Aizawl	2019- 20	25.36	25.36	25.36	Proposed to be inaugurated by mid of 2026
5.	Andhra Pradesh	Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museum	Lambasingi, ASR	2017- 18	45.00	25.00	11.00
6.	Telangana	Ramji Gond Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum	Hyderabad	2018- 19	34.00	25.00	15.24
7.	Kerala	Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum	Suganthgiri, Wayanad	2017- 18	16.66	15.00	7.19	Proposed to be inaugurated by the end of 2026
8.	Gujarat	Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum	Rajpipla, Narmada	2017- 18	257.94	50.00	50.00	Proposed to be inaugurated by the end of 2026
9.	Goa	Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum	Ponda	2020-21	24.96	15.00	1.06	DPR has been finalized and work order has been issued to the agency.
10.	Manipur	Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museum	Luangkao, Tamenglong	2018- 19	51.38	25.00	1.00	At DPR stage.

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