Amit Shah inaugurates National Tribal Research Institute in New Delhi

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated National Tribal Research Institute in New Delhi on 7 June.

• The National Tribal Research Institute will play a crucial role in tribal development.

• It is being established at a cost of ten crore rupees.

• It will be a premier institution that will provide the necessary resources and expertise to address the educational, legislative and executive concerns of the tribal communities.

• It will collaborate with other research organisations and academic institutions and supervise the activities of its various research departments and award scholarships to the best students.

• It will provide policy inputs to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and State Welfare Departments along with programs and studies that support the socio-economic aspects of the tribes. 

• It will also help in setting up and running effective tribal museums.

• It will also maintain a database of PMAGY, an online repository of information about the tribes of India.

• Some important facts about Tribes 

• Population of Scheduled Tribes in India - Approximately 10.43 crores

• Rural population of STs in India - approximately 9.38 crores

• Urban population of STs in India - approximately 1.05 crores

• Notified Tribes in India - 705

• Indian state that has the largest population of STs - Madhya Pradesh has 14.7% of total STs population, followed by Maharashtra (10.1%)

• Indian states/UTs have no listed STs - Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, NCT of Delhi, Puducherry