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What is the News? The Minister of Tribal Affairs has launched the ‘Adi Prashikshan Portal’.
About Adi Prashikshan Portal:
- Adi Prashikshan Portal aims to act as a central repository for information on all training programmes conducted by Tribal institutions across the country under Adi Prashikshan-Training for Tribals initiative.
- Developed by: Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with UNDP and Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs)-Odisha.
- Institutions covered under the portal: The portal would act as a Central Repository of all training programs conducted by:
- Tribal Research Institutes(TRIs)
- Different divisions of the Tribal Ministry
- National Society for Education of Tribal Students(NESTS)
- Centre of Excellences funded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and
- National Tribal Research Institute.
Adi Prashikshan-Training for Tribals initiative:
- It is an initiative to reach the remotest tribal areas using information technology. This will allow tribal communities to access their rights and benefits.
- It is an effort to bring Training Institutions, Organizations, Experts and Trainers together.
Benefits of Portal
- Firstly, the portal will transform the various ongoing training initiatives under different units of the Tribal Ministry.
- Secondly, the portal will also catalyze and improve the processes of conducting training by making it online and accessible to all.
Source: AIR
