<span style="color: #222222;">Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will set up a Tribal Research Institute (TRI) by next fiscal year to promote tribal practices and their art, culture and languages. Secretary Cooperative and Tribal Affairs, Abdul Majid Bhat said in Srinagar that Tribal Research Institute will be a centre of excellence to focus on studying and promoting tribal practices and their art, culture and languages in Jammu and Kashmir.<br />''<br />'' He said that Central government has provided additional funds to streamline the pattern and establishment of TRI in Jammu and Kashmir. He said Tribal Welfare Department initiated a slew of initiatives to promote language and cognitive language skills among tribal population children at the primary school level. He said 17 new hostels are coming up for tribal students, while as 19 others are already functional. He said under several schemes, the Government covers students and the tribal population of the regions including Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar, Gurez among other areas.</span><br />