First National Tribal Carnival will be held in Delhi from April 29 to May 02, 2016.

National Tribal Carnival to be Held from 29 April 2016

Conference of State Tribal Welfare Ministers Held

             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. This was announced by 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. He said the purpose of this carnival is to showcase and promote various facets of tribal culture on a large scale. The Minister said, “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.” Activities liked displaying documented traditional socio-culture aspects, collection of art/artifacts, cultural performances, demonstration of skills like sports, paintings, traditional healing practices etc. will be part of the Four day event. The Minister said, “the thematic panel discussion on issues like tribal health, education, skill development and culture with experts in the relevant filed will be a part of the carnival”.