Lucknow: Tribal museums will be built in Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Maharajganj of UP. For the establishment of Tribal Museum, UP Cabinet has allotted 4.046 hectare land in village Atraila Pandey in Mirzapur, tehsil Madihan, 2.828 hectare land in village Markundi in Sonbhadra district, tehsil Robertsganj and 0.506 hectare land in village Kunserwa in Maharajganj, tehsil Nautanwan which is updated by the Culture Department, Lucknow. The proposal to allot it in favor of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow (TRI), run under the Social Welfare Department, has been approved.
There are 15 Scheduled Tribes listed in Uttar Pradesh, who live in different areas of the state. Along with geographical disparity, there is enough diversity in the areas of customs, lifestyle, food, art etc., which is preserved. It is necessary to go. In view of this, tribal museums are to be established in tribal dominated districts of Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Maharajganj. For the establishment of the tribal museums in question, the concerned District Magistrates have allotted the land to the Culture Department, Lucknow.
For the establishment of each tribal museum, central assistance of up to Rs 15 crore is generally given by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi. There will be no expenditure on the state government for the construction of the Tribal Museum. A modern digital theater and exhibition room will be constructed in the Tribal Museum to display information, films, pictures etc. related to tribal life. The establishment of Tribal Museum will not only help in preserving the living environment and art of the tribals, promote tourism but will also provide them economic benefits by selling the products produced and manufactured by the tribals through tribal outlets and will increase their self-esteem.
In the meeting held on July 11, 2023, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India has decided to complete the process of transferring the land proposed for the museum in favor of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Institute, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow (TRI). The Culture Department, Lucknow, gave its no objection to the land allotted in favor of the Culture Department for the establishment of the Tribal Museum in question, with the approval of the Council of Ministers, in favor of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Research and Training Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. Is.