**Executive Summary**
This document responds to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3120 regarding the "Adi Sanskriti" digital platform, aimed at preserving and promoting tribal artforms and heritage. The beta version was launched on September 10, 2025. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned ₹246,12,763.32 for the project, with ₹65,83,919 spent to date. The question was to be answered on December 18, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Adi Sanskriti Platform Overview:**
* A digital platform for tribal artforms and heritage, envisioned as the world's first digital university for tribal communities.
* Aims to digitally map, archive, and perpetuate tribal art forms and socio-cultural practices.
* Aims to create a modern, interactive Digital Academy to provide accessible learning for tribal and general audiences.
* **Components:**
* **Adi Vishwavidyalaya:** Offers 45 immersive courses on diverse tribal artforms.
* **Adi Sampada:** Preserves nearly 3,000 curated documents on socio-cultural tribal heritage.
* **Adi Haat:** Online marketplace integrated with Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited for market linkage of tribal artisan products.
* **Functionality:**
* Provides an online marketplace for products made by tribal artisans.
* Supports tribal artisans in exploring national and international marketing possibilities.
* Facilitates fair trade and direct market linkages for tribal artists and artisans.
* Showcases India's tribal diversity to international audiences.
* **Project Implementation:**
* **Stakeholder-Led Development:** Digital mapping using participatory approaches with Tribal Research Institutes, experts, and tribal maestros.
* **Phased Content Rollout:** Development is structured in stages, with digitally documented art forms, educational videos, promotional materials, and curated repository items added on a rolling basis.
* **Community Engagement:** Content is vetted by the Tribal Research Institute for authenticity and quality.
* **Future Development:**
* The platform is proposed to be renamed "TribalEx" as an e-learning platform in the second phase.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Tribal Artisans**
**Impact:**
* Expanded market access for tribal products through the Adi Haat online marketplace.
* Opportunities to reach national and international markets.
* Potential for sustainable income generation and brand development.
**Action Required:**
* Engage with the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited to utilize the online marketplace.
* Participate in the digital mapping and documentation of art forms.
* Contribute to the development of educational content.
**Stakeholder: Tribal Communities**
**Impact:**
* Preservation and promotion of tribal culture and knowledge.
* Access to educational resources on tribal artforms through Adi Vishwavidyalaya.
* Increased awareness and appreciation of tribal diversity.
**Action Required:**
* Engage with the Adi Sanskriti platform to learn about and preserve their cultural heritage.
* Participate in community engagement activities to ensure authenticity and quality of content.
**Stakeholder: Tribal Research Institutes**
**Impact:**
* Increased role in digital mapping of art forms and preservation of socio-cultural practices.
* Opportunity to contribute expertise to the Adi Sanskriti project.
* Ensuring authenticity and quality of content.
**Action Required:**
* Participate in digital mapping of tribal art forms and socio-cultural practices.
* Review and vet content to ensure authenticity and quality.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The government ministry responsible for the development and administration of Adi Sanskriti and TribalEx.
Adi Sanskriti Digital Platform: A digital platform for tribal art forms and heritage, envisioned as the world's first digital university to preserve and promote tribal culture and knowledge.
TribalEx: The proposed second phase of Adi Sanskriti, an e-learning platform.
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited: An organization that supports the tribal population by developing markets and providing services for tribal artisans.
Adi Vishwavidyalaya: A component of the Adi Sanskriti platform that offers immersive courses on tribal art forms.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3120
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 18.12.2025
ADI SANSKRITI DIGITAL PLATFORM
3120. SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has launched the beta version of “Adi Sanskriti” a digital platform for tribal
artforms and heritage that has been envisioned to become the world’s first digital university to preserve and
promote the culture and knowledge of tribal communities;
(b) whether the digital platform will have an online marketplace, opening up a digital market for products
made by tribal artisans and whether the platform consists of three components, namely Adi
Vishwavidyalaya (Digital Tribal Art University), Adi Sampada (Socio-Cultural Repository) and Adi Haat
(digital marketplace) and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken, funds sanctioned and spent therefor till date?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a) Yes, the beta version of the “Adi Sanskriti” a digital platform for tribal artforms and heritage was
launched on 10th September 2025.
(b) The Adi Sanskriti digital platform has provision for an online marketplace ‘Adi Haat’ integrating with
the online marketing platform of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited to
create a market linkage of the products made by tribal artisans. As a market developer and service provider,
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited support the tribal population in
exploring marketing possibilities in national as well as international markets, creating opportunities for
marketing tribal products on a sustainable basis and creating a brand.
The Adi Sanskriti project, a digital learning platform for tribal artforms, currently (in the first phase)
offers 45 immersive courses on diverse tribal artforms under its Adi Vishwavidyalaya section, along with
nearly 3,000 curated documents on socio-cultural tribal heritage preserved under Adi Sampada. Together,
these resources aim to create a comprehensive platform for safeguarding, learning, and promoting India’s
tribal knowledge systems. The main objective of this platform is to digitally map, archive, and perpetuate
tribal art forms and socio-cultural practices, create a modern, interactive Digital Academy to provide
accessible learning for tribal and general audiences, supported by master artisans, facilitate fair trade and
direct market linkages for tribal artists and artisans and showcase India’s tribal diversity to internationalaudiences through immersive experiences and digital outreach. In the second phase, the Adi Sanskriti is
proposed to be renamed as ‘TribalEx’ an e-learning platform, developed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
(c) The following steps are taken to implement the project:
• Stakeholder-Led Development: The project undertakes digital mapping of tribal art forms and
socio-cultural practices through participatory approaches involving Tribal Research Institutes,
domain experts, and award-winning tribal maestros.
• Phased Content Rollout: Content development is structured in stages - tribal art forms are being
digitally documented, with educational videos, promotional materials, and curated repository items
added on a rolling basis.
• Community Engagement: All content is vetted by Tribal Research Institute to ensure authenticity
and quality.
The TribalEx - an e-learning platform is in the development stage and more art forms are being
added. The total amount sanctioned for the project is ₹246,12,763.32. As on date, a total of ₹ 65,83,919
have been spent thereof from the total sanctioned amount.
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