India, July 9 -- The Centre on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious roadmap to overhaul Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) across the country, with the adoption of the Bhubaneswar Declaration at the end of a two-day national workshop that sought to reposition the institutions as hubs of research, innovation, cultural preservation and evidence-based policymaking.

The declaration, adopted at the National Workshop on Strengthening Tribal Research Institutes in Bhubaneswar, lays out a comprehensive framework for modernising TRIs through institutional reforms, technology integration, enhanced research standards and stronger community participation, aligning them with the government's broader vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.

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