Tribal Affairs Ministry and IGNCA Sign MoU on Tribal Heritage

The correct answer is the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, or IGNCA, which is an autonomous trust functioning under the Ministry of Culture. The MoU was signed in New Delhi on 28 September 2026 for the preservation, documentation, digitisation, research and promotion of India's tangible and intangible tribal cultural heritage, and it brings the ministry's network of Tribal Research Institutes together with IGNCA's academic, archival and curatorial strengths. Option B is wrong because the Anthropological Survey of India, though it studies communities, was not a party to this agreement. Option C is wrong because the National School of Drama trains theatre practitioners and had no role here. Option D is wrong because the Indian Council of Historical Research funds historical research and was not named. The signing took place in the presence of the Secretary of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ranjana Chopra.

The correct answer is the Ministry of Culture. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts is an autonomous trust under that ministry, which is what makes this agreement a joining of two ministries' resources on one subject: tribal heritage. Option A is wrong because the Ministry of Education runs schooling and higher education and does not administer IGNCA. Option B is wrong because the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the other party to the MoU, contributing its tribal research ecosystem and its network of Tribal Research Institutes rather than housing IGNCA. Option D is wrong because tourism promotion is a separate function and has no administrative link with the centre. Under the agreement IGNCA brings academic, archival, research and curatorial expertise to the documentation and digitisation of tribal arts, languages, oral traditions and crafts.

The correct answer is digital museums including tribal contributions to the freedom struggle. The agreement names the development of dedicated galleries and digital museums showcasing tribal arts, artefacts and the historical contributions of tribal communities to India's freedom struggle as a key area of cooperation, alongside digital archives and interactive museum galleries. Option A is wrong because pricing of forest produce is a separate procurement matter and is not part of this cultural agreement. Option C is wrong because school recruitment is an administrative function of the education and tribal welfare machinery and finds no place in the MoU. Option D is wrong because granting titles under forest rights law is a statutory process carried out by state authorities. The other stated areas are documentation of vanishing arts, music and cuisines, protection of endangered tribal languages and oral traditions, and youth camps in educational institutions.