Posted on : 22-04-2010 | By : India Current Affairs | In : Do you know?
According to the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the term Tribal Dialects is not used in Census records, which is the chief source of information. The analysis, based on Census 2001 reveals that out of a total of 234 mother-tongues (each spoken by atleast 10,000) people there are 147 tribal mother-tongues.
Tribe Specific Schemes
All the schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs are for the welfare of tribals. The details of the same are given below:
| S.No. | Name of the Schemes |
| A | Special Area Programs (SAP) |
| 1. | SCA to Tribal Sub-Plan |
| 2. | Grants under Proviso to Article 275(1) |
| B | Central Sector Schemes (CS) |
| 3. | Grants-in-Aid to NGOs for STs including Coaching & Allied Scheme and Award for Exemplary Service |
| 4. | Vocational Training Centres in Tribal Areas |
| 5. | Educational Complex in Low Literacy pockets for development of women |
| 6. | Support to TRIFED |
| 7. | State Tribal Development Cooperative Corporations for Minor Forest Produce |
| 8. | Development of Primitive Tribal Groups |
| 9. | Support to National/State Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporations |
| 10. | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST Students |
| 11. | Scheme of Institute of Excellence/Top Class Institute |
| 12. | National Overseas Scholarship Scheme |
| C | Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) |
| 13. | Scheme of PMS, Book Bank and Upgradation of Merit of ST students |
| 14. | Scheme of Hostels for ST Girls and Boys |
| 15. | Establishment of Ashram Schools |
| 16. | Research & Mass Education, Tribal Festivals and Others |
This information was given by Shri. Tushar A. Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
