MoU sign for Preservation, Documentation and Promotion of Tribal Cultural Heritage

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous trust under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 28, 2026, for the preservation, documentation, digitisation, research and promotion of India’s diverse tribal cultural heritage.

The MoU was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Ms. Ranjana Chopra, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and other senior officials of the Ministry. Dr. K. Anil Kumar, HoD, IGNCA, and other senior officials of IGNCA were also present on the occasion. The partnership brings together the Ministry’s tribal research ecosystem and network of Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) with IGNCA’s academic, archival, research and curatorial expertise.

Smt. Ranjana Chopra, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, appreciated the initiative to preserve and promote India’s rich tribal cultural heritage, and underlined the importance and significance of the collaboration. Ganesh Nagarajan, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, said, “This MoU provides an important institutional framework for bringing together the strengths of MoTA and IGNCA to preserve and promote India’s rich and diverse tribal cultural heritage.” Dr. K. Anil Kumar, HoD, IGNCA, said, “this is a crucial collaboration between MoTA and IGNCA to preserve, document, and promote India’s rich and diverse tribal tangible and intangible cultural heritage. (UPDATED ON 29TH SEPT 2026)