Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee

Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee

Part of: Prelims and GS II – Policies and interventions 

Context: The Union government has extended the scheme to provide Rs. 40 crore grants-in-aid to the Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) for another five years, up to fiscal year 2025-26.

• The scheme provides for an annual grant of Rs. 8 crore to CTRC to meet the administrative expenses of Settlement Offices and social welfare expenses for Tibetan refugees staying in Tibetan settlements spread across 12 States/UTs in the country.

Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) 

• It was formed and registered as Charitable Society under Indian Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
• It effectively acts as the Relief and Development Wing of Home Department, Central Tibetan Administration.
• The main objective of the committee is to coordinate Individual, Voluntary Agencies and Indian Government’s efforts to rehabilitate and settle Tibetan Refugees. 
• It also assists and promotes the upliftment of the poor, needy, backward, underprivileged individuals and making the Tibetan settlement viable and sustainable.

News Source: TH