New Delhi
The sectors of health, education, livelihood and cultural preservation were on Monday identified as the major areas for collaboration between different stakeholders and the Centre for maximising the attention and investment in tribal areas.
The outcome followed a half-day interactive session of the Delhi Chapter of ‘Adi Shapath’ organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) with stakeholders working for the wellbeing and upliftment of tribal people across the country. The event was held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre here. More than 20 partners including PSUs, private companies, donor organizations and foundations from Delhi-NCR area participated.
“It was organized as a part of MoTA’s outreach for wider public participation (Janbhagidari) for maximising the attention and investment in tribal areas. This includes engaging with CSR donors, volunteer organizations, bilateral and multilateral agencies to map their commitment with the aspirations of tribal people,” the Ministry stated.
The session highlighted ongoing projects by various partners in tribal areas and underscored the role of a collaborative approach for the welfare of tribal people. It further stressed the need for creation of a national level platform both to showcase the ongoing projects and to present more opportunities in an organized manner.
The industry representatives expressed their enthusiasm to collaborate with the Ministry and widen the scope of their ongoing projects to a national level reach and scope.
Among those who attended included T. Roumuan Paite, Joint Secretary, MoTA and Chairman and Managing Director, NSTFDC and Anant Prakash Pandey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, besides representatives from companies like Oil India, HUDCO, GAIL, Tata Trust, Gates Foundation, American Indian Foundation, HCL Technology and Bharti Airtel.
