State of Chhattisgarh would have Secretariat of Tribal Advisory Council, which will be based at Scheduled Tribe Research Institute.
The Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Institute will be reorganised as society, after which the financial aid from Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India will be directly received by the institute. The proposed schemes will not require approval from various levels, except from Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Society.
Consent in-principle has been given for Tribal Culture and language Academy. Bastar University will now be equipped with study labs for rural technology, psychology and tribal studies, horticulture and wildlife.
These decisions were taken in a meeting of Chhattisgarh State Tribal Advisory Council chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh at Secretariat (Mahanadi Bhavan) on Sunday.
Singh said that separate secretariat will be constituted as per the requirement of Chhattisgarh Tribal Advisory Council to ensure that the official works of the council are carried out in a smooth and organised manner. Moreover, documentation of tribal community's activities will also be done. Members of the Cabinet, Members of Parliament, MlAs and nominated representatives will have a seat in the secretariat. They can discharge their duties to redress the problems and requirements for conservation of tribal culture, dialect, language, traditions, and musical instruments among others. Nodal officer in the secretariat will be selected from tribal community only. CM gave necessary guidelines to Chief Secretary and Department Secretary to keep the advisory council secretariat functioning. The members were informed that Schedule Tribe Research and Training Institute will be reorganised and operated as registered society.
The CM said that after its reconstitution as society, financial aid from Government of India will be directly provided to the institution and the proposed schemes will not require nod at multiple levels except from the society itself.
Dr Singh said that Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Tribal Museum will be built near Purkhauti Muktangan in Naya Raipur at the cost of Rs 27 crore in an area of 22 acres. He said that as per the decision of the cabinet regarding approval of various phonetic values of various names of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, General Administration Department will issue caste certificates to the applicants of communities concerned.
Vice-Chairman of Chhattisgarh Tribal Advisory Council and Tribal Caste Development Minister Kedar Kashyap, Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra, Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda, Parliamentary Secretary Mrs. Suneeti Satyanand Rathiya, Gowardhan Manjhi, MlAs Shravan Markam, Chintamani Maharaj, Mrs. Tejkunwar Govardhan, Khelsai Singh, Pahadi Korva Development Agency Ambikapur President Mrs. Munnibai, Abujhmad Development Agency Narayanpur President Mrs. Mangaturam Nureti, Chief Secy Ajay Singh, among other senior officials were present.