Amit Shah to inaugurate National Tribal Research Institute in Delhi today

The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry said the "NTRI will be a premier national-level institute and will become the nerve centre of tribal concerns, issues and matters in academic, executive and legislative fields."

Amit Shah to inaugurate National Tribal Research Institute in Delhi today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the National Tribal Research Institute in the national capital today which will design studies and programmes in order to improve the socio-economic aspects of tribal lifestyles. The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry said the "NTRI will be a premier national-level institute and will become the nerve centre of tribal concerns, issues and matters in academic, executive and legislative fields."
"It will collaborate and network with reputed research institutes, universities, organizations as well as academic bodies and resource centres," it said in a statement.

The NTRI will monitor projects of Tribal Research Institutes(TRIs), Centres of Excellence (CoEs), and research scholars and set up norms for improvement in the quality of research and training.

The institute will also work on providing policy inputs to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and state welfare departments, design studies and programmes that improve or support socio-economic aspects of tribal lifestyles, create and maintain database of Pradhan Mantri Adi Aadarsh Gram Yojana Yojana, and issue guidelines for setting and running of tribal museums.

“Its other activities would be to provide policy inputs to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs as well as State Welfare Departments, design studies and programs that improve or support socio-economic aspects of tribal lifestyles, create and maintain a Database of PMAAGY, provide guidelines in setting and running of Tribal Museums and Showcasing rich tribal cultural heritage of India under one umbrella,” said a statement by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, other cabinet and state Ministers, including Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju, MoS Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh Saruta, MoS Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu, MoS Minority Affairs John Barla, and MoS Rural Development and Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste and other dignitaries will be present at the occasion.

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