TRIBAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE

At the time of formulation of the first five-year plan of the Government of India, due to lack of socio-economic status, customs, way of life and other cultural and research facts of the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, due to difficulties in planning for the development of these sections, the Government of India In the year 1954, instructions were given to the state governments of undivided Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal to establish tribal research and training institutes under the centrally sponsored scheme.

In view of the population of tribals in the state, as per the recommendation of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, the 15th Tribal Research Institute of the country was established in the state on 02.09.2004 under the centrally sponsored scheme by the state government.

The main functions of Tribal Research Institute are as follows:-

1. To conduct basic socio-economic and cultural studies and surveys related to Scheduled Tribes.
2. Studying the problems prevalent among the Scheduled Tribes and giving suggestions to the government to solve them.
3. Preservation of tribal culture.

4. To evaluate the schemes run by the government for the development of Scheduled Tribes.
5. In the context of the representations received regarding inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, to conduct ethnological and anthropological tests of the castes and give opinion to the government.

6. To organize national level workshops and seminars by inviting leading subject experts of the country to solve the problems of Scheduled Tribes.

7. Organizing training programs to provide information about various acts made for the protection of tribal interests and programs related to tribal development, etc.