Chhattisgarh
Tribal Atlas of Chhattisgarh
- 10 Aug 2021
- 2 min read
Why in News
- On August 9, 2021, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released the Tribal Atlas prepared by the Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRI) on the occasion of World Tribal Day.
Key Points
- Chhattisgarh has become the third state in the country after Odisha and Jharkhand to prepare Tribal Atlas.
- In this Tribal Atlas, information about the culture, customs, dialects, tribal arts and crafts, Teej-festival, dance, tribal tourism, special backward tribes of the state as well as information regarding the scheduled area of the state has been included.
- Also, in this atlas, information about basic educational institutions like tribal sub-plan area, tribal ashram schools/hostels, Eklavya Model Residential School, Prayas Vidyalaya, administrative units in the state, community-wise tribal population, sex ratio, educational status and health facilities will be provided, also included.
- In this atlas, a brief district wise habitat profile in respect of 42 tribes of the state has been done through inset map.
- Along with the habitat profile, information about the district-wise majorly inhabited, tribe, forest area and different conditions has been presented.
- The atlas also includes the basic survey of special backward tribes conducted by the Institute in Census 2011 and information from the Tribal and Scheduled Castes Development Department.
