Council of Analytical Tribal Studies (COATS) Koraput
The following is an excerpt from http://orissagov.nic.in/pa/cabinet/27.2.07.pdf.
The Council of Analytical Tribal Studies (COATS) is a prestigious institution which is the first of its kind established by a voluntary organization to undertake extensive studies on tribals and their problems with the sole object of supplementing the efforts of Govt. in the sphere of socio-economic development of tribals in this area of their predominance which is an epitome of tribal problems in the State. Its headquarters is at Koraput which was inaugurated by Late Biju Patnaik, the then Hon’ble Chief Minister of Orissa on the 9th day of January, 1993. The institution has the distinct feature in contrast to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Training and Research Institute, Bhubaneswar functioning under the administrative control of the S.Ts & S.Cs Development Deptt. of Govt. of Orissa, providing training facilities which are only confined to govt. servants, where as COATS imparts training to all ( both Govt. servants & N.G.Os) apart from providing wider scope in the spheres of teaching and research to those interested in tribal affairs and allied matters. The important activities amongst others of the institution include coaching students for M.Phil degree in Tribal Studies. The Regional Director of Education, Berhampur in his office order No.4593 dt.7.10.2002 has granted recognition in favour of the Council in the district of Koraput for M.Phil in ‘Tribal Studies’ with 16 seats from the academic session 2002-2003.
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