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No.ll030/0312018 - R&MGovernment of India

Ministy of Tribal Affairs(TRI Division)

Shastri Bhawan, New DelhiDated: 01.06.2018

To,(As per list attached)

Subjecfi Minutes of the meeting of the Centre of Excellence held on 01.06.2018 under

the Chairpersonship of Secretary (TA), Ministry of Tribal Affairs-reg.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to the captioned subject and to forward herewith a copy ofminutes of the meeting of the Centre of Excellence held on 01.06.2018 in Conference Room

of Ministry of Tribal Affairs for information and necessary action.

Yours

,l

(Nadeem Ahmad)Under Secretary to the Government of India

Tel:23073708Email : nadeem.ahmad@nic.in

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Minutes of the meetins of Centre of Excellence (COE) held on 08.03. 2018 under the

Chai"pe"rorship of S"""etrrry. Miri.t"v of T"ibul Affri.,

A meeting of the Centre of Excellence constituted under the Scheme "Supporting projectsof All India or Inter-State Nature" was held on 01 .06.2018 at 12.30 P.M. in the ConferenceRoom of Ministry of Tribal Affairs in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. List of participants are asunder:-

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Ms. Leena Nair, Secretary

Sh. Rajesh Aggarwal, Joint Secretary (A)Dr. A. Anil Kumar, DirectorSh. Jeewan Kumar, Under SecretaryflFD)Sh. Nadeem Ahmad, Under Secretary GPJ)

Representative of Institution(s)

1.

2.

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4.

5.

sl.No.

Name Designation Ministries/Department/ State

1 Sh. G. Ramesh KumarGantha

CMD NSTFDC

2 Shd A.K. Padhee Director Country Relations, ICRISAT

3 Prof. Prasanna K.Samal

Dean Indira Gandhi National TribalUniversity, Amarkantak, MP

4 Dr. Raghu Raman Director Amrita University, Tamilnadu

5 Shri Aravazhi Selvaraj COO-INP, ICRISAT, Hyderabad

6 Shri Arun Pal ICRISAT, Nasc complex, DP Shastrimarg, New Delhi

7 Dr. Tarun KumarThakur

Associate Professor Head Dept. of Environmental Science,Indira Gandhi National TribalUniversity, Amarkantak, MP

8 Shri Kunj Bihari DCS NSTFDC, Delhi9 Shri Anil Juyal General Manager NSTFDC, Delhi

10 Shri Ravi Taltia Manager (Finance) NSTFDC, Delhi

2. Proposal for National Scheduled Tribe Finance Development Coordination(NSTFDC)

2.1 CMD, NSTFDC made a presentation before the Committee and apprised that its wing

'VANJEEVAN' - A research and technical hub intends to be an outcome-oriented innovation

initiative on 3Es - Employment, Employability & Entrepreneurship. Livelihood mapping,

Skill Gap Analysis and developing economically viable Micro Enterprises Models (in Farm,

Non Farm, Forestry and Allied Sectors) are the core activities on which the Vanjeevan harps

on. It was also presented before the Committee that NSTFDC through its wing Vanjeevan is

working out a proposal for establishment of Tribal Incubation and Livelihood Promotion

Centres in Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and North-Eastem State (Assam).

Presently the Vanjeevan is proposing to collaborate with Steel Authority of India Limited and

NSIC to setting up of Livelihood Incubation Centre at Sundergarh District of Odisha. For this

project, the NSTFDC would be requiring to pay only the recurring cost of Rs. 70.00 Lakh

(with 1 0- I 5 o/o annual increase) for a period of 5 years.

2.2 After deliberations, the Committee agreed to recognise the Vanjeevan of NSTFDC as

the Centre for Excellence and approved a token amount of Rs. 40.00 Lakh to go ahead with

implementation of the project. NSTFDC should quickly workout details with SAIL and NSIC

regarding the action plan to start the training course which will be conducted; duration of

course and concrete outcomes about the employment.

3. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

The representative of the ICRISAT, Hyderabad made a presentation wherein they

highlighted their expertise, areas of work where they are engaged and their achievements in

various areas. Further, they urged the Committee to consider their request for declaring them as

"Centre of Excellence" on tribal matters and requested to grant a sum of Rs. 27.00 lakh for

study on the nutritional status of school children of EMRS through a baseline survey in Odisha.

The Chairperson remarked that the Millet and other traditional nutrition-rich food should be

popularized and their varieties may be persevered through gene pool.

3.1 The Committee, agreed to recognize ICRISAT as Centre of Excellence and followingactivities were approved. :-

(Rs. in Lakhs)

S.

No.Activities Fund

SoushtRemarks

In Odisha: study design, baselinesurvey on anthropometric1 Identification of Hostels,

schools, community centres fortarget population

4.00 An amount of Rs. 22.00 Lakhapproved.

The Committee suggested that

(i) Disease profiling may be doneespecially with respect to the diseases

- TB, Sickle Cell, Malaria and anyother genetic disorders.

(ii) De-worming of children may beensured.

(iii) Parameters of study should bemore broad-based.

2 Development of ICT basedtools, tablets & questionnairefor the study

6.00

aJ Recruitment of enumerators &

surveyors5.00

4 Baseline Survey 7.00

Sub Total 22.00Institutional Overheads

(16%)4.00 Rs.1.l0 lakh approved.

(Restricted upto 5Yo on sub totalamount i.e. 22.00lakh)

CSP 2"/, 05.00 Not approved.

Grand Total 27.00 Rs.23.10lakh

4. Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh

The representative of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University made a presentation

before the committee wherein they highlighted their expertise available with the University to

execute the proposed Centre of Excellence, aims and objectives of the university, Academic

structure, their achievements and jurisdiction of the University. They informed the Committee

that their outreach is pan India and it is fully funded by the Central Government through the

University Grant Commission. They also described that University caters to the tribals' long

cherished dream of higher education. The University is striving for connecting the curricular,

co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in the process of transforming socio-economic

conditions of tribal and downtrodden society, into happy, healthy and prosperous life. Further,

they urged the Committee to consider their request for declaring them as "Centre of Excellence"

on tribal matters and requested to grant a sum of Rs. 1050.00 lakh for five years phase wise.

4.1. The Committee, agreed to recognize Indira Gandhi National Tribal University,Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh as Centre of Excellence and following decision were taken

with regard to the activities proposed by them:-

(Rs. in Lakhs)

S.

No.Activities Fund Sought Remarks

A Documentation of tribal culture

1. Documentation of folklores,folk songs, folk dance, folkmusic, tribal arts, traditionalmedicines and sports, customarylaws and religions.

2. Indigenous and traditionalknowledge, innovation andpractice in utilization of bio-resources.

3. Indigenous and traditionalpractices in the managementand conservation of bio-resources

4. Prioritization of components ofutilization, management andconservation of bio-resourcesand their mechanism

5. Exploring possibilities for valueaddition and validation oftraditional practices andpotential bio-prospective

6. Networking, exchange ofinformatioi'and di sseminati on

Total Grant

required: Rs.

1050.00 lakh for

5 years

Year l:Rs. 250.00lakh

Year 2:

Rs. 200.00Iakh

Year 3:

Rs. 200.00lakh

Year 4:

Rs. 200.000lakh

Year 5

Rs. 200.00Iakh

Approved an amount of Rs.

20.00 Lakh as a token

provision for docurnentation

of Ethnomedicine ITraditional medicine.

The University has to

collaborate with other

Institutions / Organisations

including TRIs and COEs

declared by the Ministry toavoid duplicacy of efforts.

B Ethnomedicine/Traditional medicine

1. Screening and documentation ofthe ethnic plants used

2. as MAPs and also relatedinformation

3. Screening the high valuemedicinal plants according touse, market demand and localsuitability.

4. Establishment of nursery bed

cum therapeutic garden and

5. Quality testing laboratory.

S.

No.Activities Fund Sought Remarks

6. Developing proper agro-techniques for the MAPs and

7. prepare value added products.8. Training to tribal farmers on

TOT mode to produce mastertrainers to economicallyempower tribal farmers.

9. Nature of adoption andadaptation of MAPs by farmers

10. and address the problems topopularize MAPs.

CResearch on MAPs & NTFPs

1. The types of NTFPs.2. Nature, source and

classification of NTFPs3. Impact of NTFPs extraction on

forest4. Role of NTFPs in tribal

economy5. Policy for sustainable use of

NTFPs

D Tribal women health1. Socio-economy vs of tribal

health status of women.2. Assessment of health status of

tribal women from theperspectives of nutrition andmetabolic disorders,hematological parameters, liverand kidney function tests,

urinary tract infections3. Patterns, causes, and effects of

health and disease conditions indefined populations

4. Risk factors for disease and

develop strategies forpreventive health care.

5. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamil Nadu

The representative of the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham made a presentation wherein

they highlighted their expertise, areas of work where they are engaged and their achievements

in various areas. Further, they submitted that based on the feedback of the Committee in the

meeting held on 12.02.2018, they have worked out the revised proposal for consideration ofthe Committee.

5.2 The Committee deliberated upon the proposal of Amrita University and agreed to

recognize as Centre of Excellence and following activities were approved:-

(Rs. in Lakhs)s

No.Activities Fund

SoughtRemarks

A AwarenessLearning

Campaigns Using Mobile Approved an amount of Rs.20.00 Lakh for releaseduring the yeff 2018-19.Balance of funds will bereleased during 2019-20 orbeyond subject toassessment of progress ofwork.

1 Health and Social Awareness through AmritaAdolescent Awareness Program in Ranchi inJharkhand and Bastar in Chhattisgarh.

17.00

2 Awareness about use and abuse of OralContraceptives among indigenous tribes inWayand in Kerala

4.20

J Awareness on Micronutrient Deficiencies forTribal Women of Coimbatore District in TamilNadu District Coimbatore District in TamilNadu

9.75

4 E Literacy phase 1 in Khurda District Odisha

Sawai Madhopur District Rajasthan andRaigarh District in Maharashtra

18.00

5 Handwashing and toothbrushing program intribal school in Wayanad District Kerala

4.50

6 Menstrual Hygiene Awareness for AdolescentGirls and young women in Madhya PradeshDistrict Aliraipur

10.80

7 Health and Social Awareness through AmritaAdolescent Awareness Program in Phase 2 inKhurda District Odisha , Sawai MadhopurDistrict in Rajasthan and Raigarh DistrictMaharashtra_ 2nd year

16.79

8 Antenatal Health Monitoring and Awarenessand Vaccination Awareness using IoT and

mobile based devices in Chhattisgarh DistrictBastar, Kerala District Wayanad

20.73

9 E Literacy phase 2 in Ranchi in Jharkhand and

Bastar in Chhattisgarh

17.39

10 Tribal Girls-Awareness to Encourage Educatingand Digital Safety in Tribal Communities inAndhra Pradesh District Guntur Rajasthan

District Sawai Madhopour

4.86

Total 124.02

6. CoE, BHASHA.

The Committee considered the proposal submitted by BHASHA and following activitieswere approved:

(Rs. in Lakhs)S.

No.Activities Fund Sought Remarks

A 1 Project Co-ordinator (Rs. 34000 P.M * 12

months)4,09,000

B Identification and Documentation of Threatened/DyingLanguages in four states of Western India

B1

Conducting workshops on Endangered IThreatened languages

No. of Workshops:2No. of Days:3No. Participants: 35 to 40 participants per

workshop

(including language speakers, linguists and

Language experts)

Venue : Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh

4,01,000

B2 Honorarium to 8 Researchers for field study

of threatened languages (two per state)

1,60,000

B3 Field Travel for identiSing levels ofendangerment Survey, Collection oflanguage samples (includes CommunityConsultation Meetings at Locations)

1,60,000

B4 Audio-Video Documentation by Technical

Team of maximum 10 languages of 5 to 8

hours each (will include rentals, stay, travel

and food of the documenting technical team)

3,20,000

B5 Post-documentation editing, formatting,

subtitles, transcription, translation etc. (upto

ten languages)

2,50,000

Publication of audio-visual documentation

in 100 copies and archiving costs

40 000B6

35,000B7 Preparation of Report

Subtotal B 13,66,000

C Preparation of Bibliography of Customary

Laws of Tribal Communities5,52,000CI 2 Researchers for Field Research and

Bibliography Listing50,000

Approvedamount41.00 La

releasethe year

19.

an

Rs.

forring

ofkh

2018-du

Communication Costs, Travel, Stay and

Food of Researchers for visiting scholars,

legal experts, community members, libraries

C2

in college s, universities, research institutionsSubtotal C 6,02r000

D Study and Documentation of Tribal Cuisme of Grj aratD1 Conducting Workshops for methodology

and content od documentation

No. of Workshops:2No. of Participants: 20 in each workshopNo. of Days: 2 Days each

Venue: Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh

1,46,000

D2 Honorarium to Community Documentators(Rs. 15,000 per person x 10 persons)

1,50,000

D3 Travel, Stay, Food Expenses ofProject Co-ordinator and Community Documentators

for field documentation

50,000

D4 Honorarium to Experts for advice and inputs 15,000

D5 Documentation, DTP, designing and EditingCosts

55,000

D6 Printing of books in 1000 copies (in colour) 1,50,000

Subtotal D 5,66,000

E Documentation of Tribal Music

E1 Honorarium to Senior Ethnomusicologist forDocumentation of Tribal Music in Odisha

and Telangana

1,00,000

E2 Travel, Food and Stay of ethnomusicologist

at Telangana and Odisha

4,20,000

E3 Charges for post-documentation editing and

preparation of CDs

80,000

Subtotal E 6,00,000

F Amplifu the Tribal Archive Websites on

Indian Languages, Audio-visual

Documentation and E- publications

FI Enhancing PLSI Website, Bhasha TribalArchives Website and E-Books Websites

2,00,000

F2 l0 Percent Overhead Costs as Electricity

communication, Stationery, Local Travel,

Photocopying, Audit Fees and Contingency

3,74,200

Sub Total F 5,74,200

Grand Total A, B, C, D, E, F 4l1161200

7. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the chair and the participants.

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