Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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Tribal Research, Information, Education, Communication and Events (TRI-ECE)

Posted On: 21 AUG 2025 4:11PM by PIB Delhi

Replying today an un-starred question of Shri Baijayant Panda the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha today that the Tribal Research Information, Education, communication and Events (TRI-ECE) is a Central Sector Scheme under which funds are released to the research organizations, reputed organizations, research institutes, universities where expertise exist and which have already made a mark by carrying out pioneering research in their respective field are provided financial support to bridge the gap in critical areas. The purpose of the scheme is to create replicable models in areas of education, health, livelihood, digital governance etc. The project proposals submitted by such organizations online or physical mode are scrutinized by the Ministry and placed before Project Approval Committee (PAC) chaired by Secretary, Tribal Affairs for further consideration and approval. The projects sanctioned to different organisations to undertake various research studies under the scheme is placed at Annexure-I.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India under the Centrally Sponsored scheme ‘Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs)’ extends financial support to 29 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) in States/Union Territories (UTs) including Tribal Research Institute Odisha. Under the scheme, proposals relating to infrastructural needs, research & documentation activities and training & capacity building programmes, organization of tribal festivals, yatras for promotion of unique cultural heritage and tourism and organisation of exchange visits by tribals are organisedso that their cultural practices, languages and ritual are preserved and disseminated. TRIs are primarily institutions under the administrative control of the State Government/UT Administration.

Various publications highlighting significant studies, documenting historical facets of tribal communities have been brought out by the Central Government and State/UT Government(s) at regular intervals. These publications may be accessed at https://repository.tribal.gov.in/ and https://tribal.nic.in/repository/. Further, achievement of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has also been documented and published. The same may be accessed through the link appended below:

https://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/News/20240315094242043248610yearsbookletEnglish.pdf

 

Annexure-I

Sl. No.

Name of the Organisation/ Institute

Name of the Project

1

Council of Analytics Tribal Studies, Koraput

1. Predicament of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) and their status of Inclusion in Odisha: A case study of Kutia Kondh, Didayi, Juangs.


2. Horticulture as a Source of Tribal Livelihood: A Case Study of DongariaKandha of Rayagada District, Odisha

2

Amrita Viswa Vidhya Peetham, Kerala

1. Health and Social Awareness in Villages through School students (Awareness Ambassador Program)


2. e-Literacy & Health Awareness for Tribals


3.Menstrual Hygiene Awareness for Adolescent Girls and Young Women


4. Awareness on micronutrient deficiencies for tribal Women of Coimbatore District

3

Bhasha Research Institute

1. Identification and Documentation of Threatened/Dying Languages in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka


2. Study of Traditional Life-Skills, Livelihood in Transition and Potential Opportunities among Adivasi Communities of Narmada Districts of Gujarat.


3. Digitisation of Songs, Oral Epics, Legends and Stories from Garasia and Dungri Bhili communities of north Gujarat as recorded by scholar Dr. Bhagwandasbhai Patel.


4. Documentation of Tribal Folklore and Music of Sikkim


5. Development of Bhasha Van : Outdoor Forest-Museum of Sound Archives of Indian Languages, at the Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh


6.Tribal Archives Websites and E-Books Websites

4

Piramal Swasthya, Hyderabad

Tribal Education: Improving the Functioning of the Ekalavya Model Residential Schools(EMRS)

5

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi

Assessment of implementation of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013 in Odisha, Jharkhand and Assam

6

Patanjali Research Institute
  1. Survey of Government Schemes and their actual beneficiaries’ details.
  2. Diseases-wise Collection of Ethno-medicinal Information from traditional healers.
  3. Collection, Herbarium preparation and identification of plants from different tribal regions.
  4. Documentation of medicinal information of plants with Research Review Approach.
  5. Documentation of different works of Tribal Artisans.
  6. Herbal Monograph preparation of selected important medicinal plants.
  7. Research profiling of traditional medicinal plants of Tribal Communities.
  8. Guidance, Coordination and Training of tribal traditional healers.
  9. Livelihood support system to the tribal communities through beekeeping, agriculture and traditional arts.
  10. E-Commerce platform and Web-portal for Livelihood Support

7

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur

Improving health status of tribal people of District Sirohi (Rajasthan) through engaging & empowering the native by creating awareness of health & disease in a partnered / participatory ecosystem

8

FICCI Socio-Economic and Development Foundation

Tribal Welfare and Entrepreneurship Development: Turning Challenges into Opportunities and Actions

9

Piramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute (PSMRI), Hyderabad
  1. Repository & District Factsheets of health and nutrition data (based on secondary sources)

10

IBRAD, Kolkata

Creating awareness through workshops, seminars, documentations and building capacity of the PVTGs for natural resource conservation and sustainable livelihood development in the context of climate change with particular emphasis on women empowerment

11

TERI, New Delhi

Development of Forest Governance Model in context of Community Forest Resource Rights

12

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Processing and Value addition of Terminalias for effective livelihood improvement of forest dwellers

13

ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tribal Health, MP

Understanding tribal culture, lifestyle, animal husbandry activities and cause of death in five tribes of India through establishment of tribal habitats in ICMR-NIRTH

14

Council of Analytical Tribal Studies (COATS)

Development of questionnaire and selection of Research Assistants and Investigators
Training of Research Assistants and Investigators and collection of secondary information
Field study
Compilation of data and preparation of tables Block wise and Panchayat wise
Writing of the draft report
Presentation of the draft report in a workshop and revision of the report
Binding and submission on the report

15

Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih

Strengthening livelihood opportunities for forest dwellers in Jharkhand and Odisha

16

Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram

Research on effectiveness of Gram Sabha as envisaged in PESA 25 years ago

17

BRLF New Delhi

Evaluation of the MoTA Scheme titled Aid to Voluntary Organisations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes

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