Conservation of Tribal Culture

Ministry of Tribal Affairs supports State Governments that have Tribal Research Institutes in their efforts to preserve and promote tribal culture. In addition, Ministry of Culture as part of their larger mandate for protection and preservation of India’s diverse culture also covers tribal population under its Schemes through its several attached, subordinate and autonomous organizations. Details of number of Scheduled Tribes are given below.

State/Union Territory-wise number of scheduled Tribes

S.No.	State/Union Territory	No. of Scheduled Tribes
1.	Andhra Pradesh	35
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	16
3.	Assam	29
4.	Bihar	33
5.	Chhattisgarh	42
6.	Goa	8
7.	Gujarat	32
8.	Himachal Pradesh	10
9.	Jammu and Kashmir	12
10.	Jharkhand	32
11.	Karnataka	50
12.	Kerala	43
13.	Madhya Pradesh	46
14.	Maharashtra	47
15.	Manipur	33
16.	Meghalaya	17
17.	Mizoram	15
18.	Nagaland	5
19.	Orissa	62
20.	Rajasthan	12
21.	Sikkim	4
22.	Tamil Nadu	36
23.	Tripura	19
24.	Uttaranchal	5
25.	Uttar Pradesh	15
26.	West Bengal	40
27.	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	6
28.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	7
29.	Daman and Diu Throughout the Union Teritory	5
30.	Lakshadweep	Throughout the Union Territory: Inhabitants of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands who, and both of whose parents, were born in those islands. ‘Provided that the children who are born to inhabitants of Lakshadweep in any other place in the mainland of India shall be deemed to be inhabitants born in the islands if such children settle permanently in the islands.