Question
Which institution has collaborated with the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs for partnerships in areas such as Indigenous Practices, Telemedicine, and Technology Transfer?Solution
- Union Minister for Tribal Affairs and Agriculture & Farmers ’ Welfare Arjun Munda, presided over the launch of ground - breaking partnerships for tribal development , in New Delhi .
- Collaborating with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs ( MoTA ) are esteemed institutions such as the Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO ) , Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ) Bengaluru, All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS ) Delhi, Indian Institute of Management ( IIM ) Calcutta , and Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT ) Delhi . Letters of Intent were exchanged between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the eminent institutions to formalize partnerships in various key areas .
- The partnerships will focus on key domains including Indigenous Practices; Telemedicine & Tribal Health; Training & Capacity Building; Entrepreneurship; Technology Transfer, Patent, IPR; and Digitization through Satellites; Use of Industry 4 . 0 Technologies ( AI / ML, AR / VR ) for tribal issues .
- The Government launched PM JANMAN with a total outlay of Rs 24 thousand crores , to comprehensively develop 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups ( PVTGs ) , that lag behind in socio - economic indicators of educat ion, health, and livelihood .
- The Prime Minister also launched the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in Shahdol , Madhya Pradesh, aiming to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia by 2047 , which is prevalent in the Tribal Community . Similarly, the introduction of Eklavya Model Residential Schools aimed to provide quality education to tribal students with residential facilities, comparable to Jawahar Navoday Vidyalaya and Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools, even in remote areas of the country .
- During the event, Arjun Munda launched a coffee table book on PM JANMAN , a booklet on DAPST ( Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes ) , and a booklet highlighting the 10 - year achievements of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs .
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