11031/04/2018-TRI Govemment of India Ministry of Tribal Affairs (TN Division) ShastriBhawan, New Delhi Dated:21.06.2018 To, (As per list attached) subject: Minutes of the meeting of the APEX Committee held on 13'06'2018 under the ChairpersonshipofSecretary(TA),MinistryofTribalAffairs,Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. Sir/Madam I am directed to refer to the captioned subject and to forward herewith a copy of minutes of the meeting of the APEX Committee held on 13'06'2018 under the Chairpersonship of Secretary, Ministry of Tribal.A-ffairs in Conference Room for considerationofproposalsoftribalresearchlnstitutesofthestatesofarunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Nagaland and Uttar Pradesh under the scheme,..support to TR[s,, for the year 2018-19. Yours faithfully, Ahmad) Under SecretarY to the O*ttrrrn;1t ";!*t; Email : nadeem'ahmad@nic'in Encls: As above Copy for kind information to: (ii) PS to MTA PSs to MoS(TA) Internal circulation: (ii) PPS to Secretary (TA) / JS(Ay JS&FA' MoTA Tech. Dir (NIC), MoTA, with the request to upload it on the Ministry's website
MinutesofAPEXCommitteeMeetingdated13.06.2013 AmeetingoftheAPEXCommitteeheldonl3.06.20lsundertheChairpersonshipof Secretary, Ministry of Tribal to appraise and approve the proposals submitted by the Tribal Research Institutes of Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Nagaland and uttar Pradesh' for funding under the scheme 'support to TRI',.The following officers were present: Ministry of Tribal Affairs 1. Ms. Leena Nair, Secretary(Tribal Affairs) 2. Sh. Rajesh Aggarwal, Joint Secretary (A)' MoTA 3. Ms. Meera Ranjan Tsering' JS&FA' MoTA 4. Ms. Nivedita Director (Fin') 5. Dr. A. Anil Kumar, Director(TRl) 6. Sh. Nadeem Ahmad, Under Secretary (TRI) State representatives (i Commissioner TWD Arunachal ) sh. GamliPam, Yumlam Kaha, Director SJETA & TRI Pradesh (ir) sh. Shri Singh SC/ST welfare Department Meena, SecretarY Bihar Prem Director SC/S T Welfare Department (id Shri Chandan Kumar Singh, Asst. Sh. L. Kire, Principal SecretarY Nagaland Uttar Pradesh (ii) Sh. JhomasJhailu, OSD iiiil stt. NorogalChorles, Add' Dev' Commissioner Planning (iv) Ms. Adela Moa, DY Director (v) Ms. Merenla Longkamer, Cultural Officer Kumar Director (rri) Sh Dheeraj Research Officer (TRD (ii) Dr Devendra Singh, Other Ministry/ DePartment 1 Joint Director, D/o Agriculture cooperation and Farmer's welfare' sh' Balram Singh 2 Decisions in regard to Arunachal Pradesh State: 2.1 Committed Liabitity of previous years: No 1 Project Construction TRI Building Location: Itanagar Total Cost: Rs.2794.64lakh Year of first Approval 2011-18 MoTA's Support 2794.64 Already Released 647.99 approved for release during 2018-19 500.00 ln Rs. 1646.65 Lakh will remain committed liability. 2.2 New ProPosals: Nil
2.3. Committed Liabilities being carried forward (i.e for year2019-20 & beyond) Activitv at Sl. 2.1 (l) (Rs. in lakh) Rs. 1646.65 Lakh 3. Decisions in regard to Bihar State: 3.1 It was informed to the Committee that in Bihar State, Tribal Research Institute does not exist as on date. The Committee suggested the representative of the State as follows: Quickly identify land for construction of TRI Building. (ii) Initiate functioning of TRI in an existing Government building / accommodation temporarily till such time the dedicated building is constructed. (iii) Nominate an officer from Tribal Welfare Department as Director, TRI with supporting staff and thereafter submit proposals for research studies, documentation, development of language primer etc. for funding. 4. Decisions in regard to Nagaland State: 4.1 Committed Liability of previous years (Rs. in Lakh) Project 1 Construction TRI Building Location: Itanagar Total Cost: Rs.2394.07laklt Year of first Approval MoTA's Support Already Released Additional approved for release during 2018-19 20fl-18 2394.07 s00.00 s00.00 Rs. 1394.07 Lakh will remain committed liability. 4.2 New proposals: 1 Research Preliminary phonological investigation (1 6 languages) Sought 1.1 Archeological Researh 5.00 An amount of Rs. 5.00 Lakh approved 1.2 (ii) Research on textile and jewellaries 1.3 (iii) Prepare compendium on traditional proverbs and sayings 2. Tribal Language 3.00 An amount of Rs.3.00 2.00 An amount of Rs. 2.00 2.1 10.00 An amount of Rs. 10.00 Lakh
Sought 2.2 Prepare primers (16 Tribes) 5.00 An amount of Rs. s.00 ^a Formulate and pubti sh Dictionaries 5.00 An amount o 3. f Rs. 5.00 Do cumentation 3.I Document and record oral traditions in village 3.2 on rituals and beliefs associated with festi vals 3.3 In-depth interview and collection of oral history 4 Cultu ral Museum: Collection of Tribal Art, Artefacts, costumes etc. 5. Cultural Exchange 10.00 An amount of Rs. 10.00 Lakh 5.00 An amount of Rs.5.00 s.00 An amount of Rs.5.00 2s.00 An amount of Rs 25.00 Lakh 5.1 Identify and establish contact with s.00 An exchange amount partners of Rs.5.00 Lakh approved 5.2 Practice sesslon, pre_journey expenses 5.3 Incentives for performers 5.00 An amount of Rs.5.00 Lakh approved 10.00 An amount of Rs. 10.00 Lakh 6 Evaluation study of projects in tribal areas (for period 5.00 An amount of Rs.5.00 201 5-16, 2016_17, 2017_ 1 8) in randomly selected villages in a few districts. Total amount approved for release during 20I8- t9 100.00 Committed LiabiIity of prevlous years : New proposals Total : Rs.500.00 Lakh Rs. 100.00 Lakh Rs.600.00 Lakh 5. Decisions in regard to Uttar pradesh State: The representative of the state informed the committee that the activities approved by MoTA during 2016-17 to the tune of Rs. 47.85 lakh have not yet been completed. He further requested to revive the activities with slight modifications and sought permission of the committee to allow the TRI to utilize the funds in the financial year 201g-lg. The committee agreed to the proposition of the State Government and decided as foilows: Sought (in Lakh) I Research / Evaluation Studies (Rs. in Lakh) /Decision /I)iscussion 1.1 (i ) Gaps identifi cation on Education of T girls and ll identification on Health of tribal S 20.00 An amount of Rs. 20.00
Sought (in Lakh) /Decision /Discussion population 1.2 Evaluation study of State TSP funds and Central Ministries TSP project for period 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 in randomly selected villages in few tribal majority districts. 2. Training and Seminar Programmes 2.1 Training for employees of Tribal Development Department about Schemes implemented / relevant for tribal population s.00 An amount of Rs. 5.00 2.00 An amount of Rs. 2.00 2.2 Seminar-cum-career guidance for 2.00 An amount of Rs. 2.00 students (3 days - 40 participants) L.-) Training on good health practices and healthy lifestyle 3. Library [2.00 An amount of Rs. 2.00 3.1 Digitization of reports and books, scanning of rare and important books. 3.2 Collection of Act, laws, Constitutional Provisions, literatures safeguarding the rights / welfare of STs and its 1.35 An amount of Rs. 1.35 0.50 An amount of Rs. 0.50 4. Development of language Primers s.00 An amount of Rs. 5.00 5. Organizing tribal festivals 10.00 An amount of Rs. 10.00 Total 47.85 5.1 No fund will be released to TRI Uttar Pradesh for the year 2018-19. The approved activities will be carried out with the unspent balance to the tune of Rs. 47.85 Lakh already available with them. 6. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the chair rl. {. r1. *,1. * rl.