New Delhi, 07th April, 2016: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Jual Oram in New Delhi today while inaugurating the conference of State Tribal Welfare Ministers/ Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries to evolve strategies for overall development of tribal communities announced that the First National Tribal Carnival will be held in Delhi from April 29 to May 02, 2016. The carnival will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister.
“The underlying idea is to preserve and promote various facets of the tribal life relating to culture, tradition, customs and their skills and to expose it to the general population with a view to utilizing the potential for overall holistic development of the Scheduled Tribes”, said the Shri Jual Oram.
He said that the purpose of this carnival is to showcase and promote various facets of tribal culture on a large scale.
Referring to the status of health services for the tribal as not very encouraging the Union Tribal Affairs Minister said some times, formal health services are not acceptable to the tribal. Hence, integration of traditional medicine and tribal healing system becomes necessary.
Terming the unemployment position among scheduled tribes as acute the Minister said there is a need to find innovative solution to make agriculture sustainable and remunerative activity to create gainful employment. Shri Oram said, “ST farmers should be trained in allied occupations such as Dairy, horticulture, floriculture, fisheries, and poultry with backward and forward linkages to increase their sustainable income”.
Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Union Minister of State of Tribal Affairs and Shri Shyam Agrawal, Secretary, Tribal Affairs also spoke on the occasion. The daylong conference is being attended by the Tribal Welfare Ministers/ Principals Secretaries/ Secretaries of Tribal Welfare from various states.