Tribal Atlas of Chhattisgarh | 10 Aug 2021

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.

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.