The Ministry of Tribal Affairs announced on 15 October 2026 that it held the first meeting of the Working Group on Tribal Languages to create a roadmap for documenting and promoting tribal languages. The initiative centers on Adi Vaani, a platform developed with IIT Delhi that provides translation in nine tribal languages and access to over 300 primers. The project aims to integrate these resources into classrooms at over 525 Eklavya Model Residential Schools to benefit more than 1.7 lakh students. The release does not say when the full roadmap takes effect.
Key points
- Adi Vaani platform offers translation in 9 tribal languages and has over 48,000 Android downloads.
- Over 300 primers prepared by Tribal Research Institutes are available on the platform.
- Potential to reach 1.7 lakh students across 525+ Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
- State TRIs contributed 13.9 lakh text sentences in 10 languages and 300 hours of speech data.
When it applies
- first meeting of the Working Group on Tribal Languages
Who it affects
- tribal communities and researchers