A national Seminar on Tribal Sub Plan for Jharkhand State was held on January 24 and 25, Ranchi. The programme organised by Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute witnessed national level senior bureaucrats from across nation and State along with many Civil Society representatives, academicians, etc.
The two- day programme was set to draft an outlay on Tribal Sub Plan with its objectives, planning, participation, monitoring, evaluation and filling its gaps to make effective implementation. The seminar started with context setting and inauguration session by G Vinay Kumar Nayak, Principal Secretary, Government of Karnataka; Rajashekhar Vundru (IAS), Principal Secretary, Government of Haryana and Ratan Tirkey, Ex-Member TAC, GoJ. Welcome address was made and facilitated by Ranendra Kumar, Director TRI, Jharkhand.
"For the first time in Jharkhand, People from all across the country have come together for the purpose of tribal and their development. Huge amount of money is vested in it but due to lot of diversion in this field the amount isn't inacted accordingly." said Jhonson Topno, State Manager at PHIA Foundation.
The proposed Tribal sub-plan for Jharkhand was made under the Tribal Welfare Research Institute that took an initiative to draft a proper a bill for planning, allocation and utilisation of financial resources.
This bill was tabled in the seminar in order to get feedbacks and suggestions from the audience.
"Inclusions of more and more tribals in such committee that works for the development of such people must be made mandatory. We need to understand the core values of tribal and their attachment towards, Water, forest and land. Non- tribals can be only assuming their needs from a broader perspective. But we need more people who plan, implement and develop for themselves." said Dr. Namisha Wahi, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research; Founding Director, Land Rights Initiative.
C.R Bijoy emphasized on the kind of mechanism that would be appropriate for the tribal people. The PESA represents the kind of basic structure that needs to be implemented.
The development for the tribal people must be incorporated in the state. Any law that existed must be harmonized with state and central laws. North east is an example of for literacy rate among all tribal people in the country.
The concluding session on the first day was chaired by Balram, Former Advisor to Commissioners to Supreme Court and for second day it was Ranendra Kumar (IAS), Director at Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute.
The session steered the path by understanding the various challenges faced during the implementation and social paradigm cause and effects of the TSP. The bridging of the gaps was achieved by feedback of the academician’s present in the seminar.