Ministry of Tribal Affairs holds the first meeting of the Working Group on Tribal Languages

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs convened the first meeting of the Working Group on Tribal Languages in a hybrid workshop mode to formulate a roadmap for the documentation, digital preservation, research, and promotion of tribal languages across India. Chaired by Ministry Secretary Smt. Ranjana Chopra and attended by eminent linguists, academics, and institutional representatives, the meeting reviewed the progress of the 'Adi Vaani' platform developed by IIT Delhi. Adi Vaani functions as a national tribal language repository offering text translation, speech data, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), video subtitling, and searchable primers contributed by State Tribal Research Institutes. Discussions focused on mother-tongue-based multilingual education, community-led documentation, institutional collaborations, and integrating resources through Eklavya Model Residential Schools.