Ground-breaking partnerships for Tribal Development with ISRO, AIIMS Delhi, IIT Delhi, IIM Calcutta and IISc Bengaluru

Chairman ISRO S. Somanath, AIIMS-Delhi Director Prof M Srinivas, IIT-Delhi Director Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director IISc, Bengaluru Prof. Govindan Rangarajan and Prof. Aditi Bhutoria, Coordinator, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), IIM Calcutta spoke on the occasion and highlighted their respective work in this respect and assured to make the partnership a success.

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Arjun Munda, recently 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.

Speaking at the event, Arjun Munda emphasized the significance of these collaborations. He highlighted ISRO's role in connecting remote areas, AIIMS Delhi's Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chair in medicine to focus on tribal health, including the Sickle Cell Disease Elimination Mission and the educational and research prowess of IISc Bengaluru and IIT Delhi. He expressed confidence in the program's objectives, stating that it will yield positive outcomes for tribal development.

The Minister highlighted that the initiative represents a concerted effort to leverage technology and expertise for the holistic development of tribal communities, promising transformative results in the days ahead. He further said, "The past decade has witnessed significant and impactful decisions by our government in empowering tribal communities across India. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the aim has been to establish sustainable livelihoods for India's tribal population. Initiatives such as PM-JANMAN and Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra were launched in Khunti district, Jharkhand, the birthplace of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, an iconic freedom fighter from the Tribal Community.”

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