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Department of Home Central Tibetan Administration Of H.H. The Dalai Lama Dharamsala
Kalon: Mr Tashi Wangdi
Secretary: Mr Tsering Wangyal
Department of Home
Central Tibetan Administration
Gangchen Kyishong
Dharamsala 176215
INDIA
Te: +91-1892-22214
Fax: +91-1892-25065
e-mail: nangsi@tcrclinux.tibdsala.org.in
Established in exile: 1960
Responsibility: To Rehabilitate and look after Socio-economic Welfare of Tibetan Refugees in exile.
Rehabilitation:
Aims to bring all Tibetan refugees in communities large enough to preserve our language, tradition, culture, and our national identity and also to secure food, shelter, medical care, education and means of livelihood so as to achieve self-sufficiency.
This programme is designed to provide all the Tibetan refugees in India , Nepal and Bhutan with housing and adequate living conditions.
Once rehabilitated, economic welfare programme aims to develop the most efficient ways for the refugees to earn a living and help their communities become self sufficient.
Through the Settlement Officer, the Welfare Officers and the managers of the handicraft centers, we keep closely in touch with the progress of all the rehabilitation and economic development schemes.
Cooperative Societies were established in the early years as an integral part of the settlements. Although they are under the aegis of this Department, almost all the cooperatives & Societies are legally recognized as independent entities. In the agricultural settlements they procure and advance seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, market agricultural produce collectively, and provide common services such as tractor, trucks and warehousing. In the handicraft based settlements, the societies run the carpet weaving and other craft works. The cooperatives also organize transportation, running settlement shops and particularly in the remote areas supply essential provisions for the residents.
Central Tibetan Relief Committee:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) is the relief wing of the Department of Home and is a recognized charitable institution. It was registered as a charitable society in 1981 under the Indian Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It is also registered under the terms of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and assigned number 182450005/85. The main objective of CTRC is to help the poor, needy, backward and under privileged within the Tibetan community in exile.
There are 120,120 Tibetan refugees living in India, Nepal and Bhutan including those 4430 Tibetans in overseas.
There are 53 Settlements:
35 India 11 Nepal 7 Bhutan
The Settlements are divided into:
Agricultural Agro-industrial Handicraft based and scattered communities
A brief note on all Tibetan settlements:
1. Lugsung Samdupling Tibetan Settlement, Bylakuppe:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1960 Initial population 3000 Present population 11436 Total camps 7 Total land allotment 3500 acres Cooperative Society YesLugsung Samdupling Tibetan Settlement is situated at Bylakuppe about 84 km. from Mysore in Karnataka, South India. It lies on a flat plain at the height of 2,600 ft. above sea level and has an average rainfall of 35' a year. The temperature ranges between 30-35 degree celsius or 80-90 degree F.
The settlement has 7 camps, 4 monasteries, a dispensary and a school. This settlement was the pioneer rehabilitation project and gave the Tibetan hope that life in exile could be more than living and working in road construction camps. The cooperative Society now runs many enterprises, including a flour mill, a carpet weaving centre, a poultry farm, an animal husbandry programme, a mechanical workshop, and several shops. Many settlers also run privately-owned business.
It also has a dispensary, a Tibetan medical centre, kindergartens, schools, drinking water facilities, community hall and monasteries.
The settlement also has a milk cooperative society which helps the individual settlers to market their milk products.
The first of the Tibetan settlement, Lugsung Samdupling has served as a model for the planning of later settlements.
2. Doeguling Tibetan Settlement, Mundgod:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception 1966 Initial population 4306 Present population 12299 Total allotment of land 4045.29 acres 3054 farm land Cooperative Society YesDoeguling Tibetan Settlement is situated in Mundgod, about 32 miles from Hubli in South India and at the height of 1800 ft. above sea level. The temperature ranges between 78 degree-90 degree fahrenheit and has average rainfall of 42" to 45" annually. They cultivate maize and rice.
The cooperatives runs five shops, carpet weaving centre, a dairy farm and a mechanical workshop. It also has a hospital, an elders home, creche, school and monasteries.
3. Dicky Larsoe Tibetan Settlement, Bylakuppe:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception 1969 Initial population 2401 Present population 4097 Total allotment of land 1800 acres Total camps 16 Cooperative Society YesThis settlement is situated at Bylakuppe at a distance of 87 km from southwest of Mysore city Karnataka, South India. It lies on a flat plain 2750 ft above sea level. The temperature ranges between 24-35 degree celsius and has an average rainfall of 35".
The settlement also has a milk cooperative society which helps the individual settlers to market their milk products.
The cooperative runs flour mill, shops, a mechanical workshop and a carpet weaving centre. It also has a school, dispensary and a temple.
4. Rabgyeling Tibetan Settlement, Gurupura, Hunsur:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1971 Initial population: 1758 Present population: 3886 Total land allotment: 1615.04 acres Cooperative Society: YesThis settlement is situated at a distance of 57.6 kms. from Mysore city, South India. The temperature ranges between 15-35 degree celsius. The average rainfall of the environment is between 24-75". The Cooperative Society runs a carpet weaving centre, a mechanical workshop, several shops and flour mills. It also has a hospital, creche, school and monasteries.
The settlement also has a milk cooperative society which helps the individual settlers to market their milk products.
5. Dhondenling Tibetan Settlement, Kollegal, Karnataka:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1974 Initial population 3160 Present population: 4986 Total allotment of land: 3000 acresThis settlement is situated at Odeyarpalya in Kollegal, Mysore Distt. South India. It is at the height of 3343' above sea level. The cooperative Society runs a shop, a flour mill a tractor workshop and a handicraft Centre. It also has a dispensary, creche and monasteries. The settlement also has a milk cooperative society which helps the individual settlers to market their milk products.
6. Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement, Chandragiri, Orissa:
Category: Agricultural Year of Inception: 1963 Initial Population: 2479 Present population: 3360 Total allotment of land: 1859 acres Cooperative YesThis settlement is situated at a distance of 80- kms. from the west of Berhampur at a height of 3200ft. above sea level. The cooperative runs handicraft centre, dairy and a poultry farm, a mechanical workshop, an elders Home, and horticulture. It also has a dispensary, a Tibetan medical centre, creche, school and a monastery.
7. Phendeyling Tibetan Settlement, Mainpat:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1966 Initial population: 1400 Present population 1837 Total allotment of land: 1659 acres Cooperative Society: YesThis settlement is situated in Mainpat, Surguja District of Madhya Pradesh State, Central India, and at a height of 3,500 above sea level. It has an average rainfall of 180 cm. annually. The cooperative runs a tractor workshop, Handicraft Centre, flour mill and some shops. It also has a dispensary, creche, school and a monastery.
8. Dhargyeling Tibetan Settlement, Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1962 Initial population: 1456 Present population: 1240 Total allotment of land: 1500This settlement is situated at Tindolong, about 6 kms. from Tezu town at the height of 210 metres above sea level with an average rainfall of 181.2 mm. The temperature ranges between 10-33 degree celsius. They cultivate maize and mustard seeds as main cash crops. They also cultivate a few varieties of vegetable, rice, potatoes, wheat and barley.
The place being eastern border of India, it is classified as a protected area and free movement of foreigners is not permitted. It is also very remote. Therefore, the people in this area are poorer as compared to other Tibetan settlements.
A cooperative society was registered in 1970 which now runs a carpet weaving centre and an animal husbandry programme. It also has a dispensary, creche, school, elders Home, monastery.
9. Choepheling Tibetan Settlement, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception 1976 Initial population 1302 Present population 2286 Total allotment of land 2000 acres Cooperative society YesThis settlement is situated at Miao, Arunachal Pradesh at the height of 500 ft. above sea level. The temperature ranges between 24-42 degree celsius and has an average rainfall of 180 cm.
The people of this settlement were first rehabilitated in Changlung. However, the allotted land were infertile and could not develop anything in this area. With our repeated requests to the Government of India, finally 2000 acres of forest land were provided at Miao. This place is also classified as protected area. The cooperative runs an animal husbandry programme, handicraft Centre and some shops. It also has dispensary, creche, school and monastery.
10. Tenzingang Tibetan Settlement, Bomdila:
This settlement is situated at a distance of 83 kms. from Bomdila town. They cultivate maize, millet, barley, potatoes, red pepper and apple, but yield is very low and could not fetch enough income. This is also a protected area. Therefore the settler are poorer than other part of India. The cooperative society runs consumers shop, truck and handicrafts centre. It also has a school, creche and monastery.Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1972 Initial population 1124 Present population: 1237 Total allotment of land: 2126.46 acres
11. Norgyeling Tibetan Settlement, Bhandara, Maharashtra:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1972 Initial population: 673 Present population: 1055 Total allotment of land: 405 acresThis settlement is situated in the west of Nagpur city at a distance of 60 kms. and at an altitude of 850 ft. above sea level. The average summer temperature is 46-47 degree celsius and an average rainfall is 55-56 inches. In this settlement a canal drainage irrigation is available and hence has two harvest seasons - Summer and Winter. In both the seasons the major crop is rice/paddy. The cooperative society runs some shops, flour mills, a small mechanical workshop and a carpet weaving centre. The settlement also has a creche, dispensary, school and monastery.
12. Sonamling Tibetan Settlement, Ladakh:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1969 Initial population: 617 Present population: 3725 Total allotment of land: 522 acresThis settlement is situated at Choglamsar at the height of 3505 mts. above sea level. The Indus river flows through the southern side of the settlement and canal system is made from the river. Agricultural method used is traditional and hence yield is low. The cooperative Society runs some shops, and a handicraft Centre. It also has a school, creche and monastery.
13. Changthang Tibetan Settlement, Ladakh:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1982 Initial population: 1978 Present population: 2287 Main source of livelihood: Agriculture and PasturageThe Tibetans in Changthang area are at 9 different places - Henley, Chumur, Sundho, Nyima, Chusul, Kagshung, Samled, Puga, Kharnak. The livelihood of the people in former five camps depend on both agriculture and livestock and the other four camps depend only on livestocks like goat, sheep, yak, dri and horse. The cooperative society supplies ration, fodders and other essential commodities.
14. Kunphenling Tibetan Settlement, Ravangla, South Sikkim:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1978 Initial population 815 Present population 1115 Total allotment of land: 328 acresThis settlement is situated at Ravangla 66 kms. from Namtse Dzong, South Sikkim at a height of 2134 metre above sea level. There is a CTSA School at the strength 301 with 17 staffs. It has a dispensary and two Health Workers. The Cooperative Society runs carpet centre, flour mill and a shop.
15. Doeghu Yugyalling Tibetan Settlement, Herbertpur:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1977 Initial population: 360 Present population: 539 Total allotment of land: 169 acresThis settlement is mainly for the Tibetan Army Personnel where they can settle after their retirement. Unlike other settlement, living quarters were constructed by their own contribution. They cultivate wheat and vegetable.
16. Tibetan Cholsum Industrial Society, Paonta Sahib (.H.P.):
Category: Agro-Industrial Year of inception: 1966 Initial population 483 Present population 898 Total allotment of land: 34 acresThis settlement is situated at Bhuppur, 3 kms. from the Paonta Sahib town. Originally fibre glass factory was set up in late 1960s. but due to lack of fund and managerial experience it suffered heavy loss and wound up in 1970 and started land cultivation and carpet weaving as alternative source of livelihood. It has a school, dispensary and temple.
17. Tibetan Industrial Society, Chauntra, Nangchen Division:
Category: Agro-Industrial Year of inception: 1966 Initial population: 577 Present population: 749 Total allotment of land: 100 acresThis settlement is situated at about 125 kms. from Pathankot on Pathankot-Kulu highway. It is at a distance of 10 kms from Joginder Nagar (Mandi District). At the initial stage, most of the settlers engaged in planting tea. However, due to lack of technical know how and managerial experience the Society incurred heavy losses and finally closed down. Carpet Weaving centre has been started and is the main source of livelihood. The settlers also go for seasonal street trading during winter. It has a dispensary, school and a temple.
18. Bir Tibetan Society, Bir:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1966 Initial population: 535 Present population: 682 Total allotment of land: 78 acresThis settlement is situated at a distance of 60-70 kms. from Dharamsala. Initially, the settlers depend on a woollen mill for their living. However, this venture was not successful and gradually shifted to Handicraft, agriculture and seasonal street trading for their livelihood. The settlement now has a dispensary, creche, school and monastery.
19. Tibetan Khampa Industrial Society, Dege Division,Bir:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1966 Present population 847 Total land allotment: 116 acresThis settlement is situated at a distance of 60-70 kms. from Dharamsala. In the beginning their major source of income is plantation of tea. However, this could not provide enough means of livelihood, Therefore, now they mainly depend on agriculture and carpet weaving. The settler also go for seasonal street trading during winter.
20. Kham Kathok Tibetan Settlement, Sataun:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: 225 Present population: 225This is situated at a distance of 16 kms. from Paonta Sahib Town. Initially 2 big and one small lime kilns were started to provide employment to the inhabitants. They provide 50-60 tons of hydrated lime per day. But due to lack of managerial experience and sufficient working capital, it stopped working since March 1972. Since there were no means of livelihood between 1972-80 many settlers left the place in search of livelihood. In 1981 a small carpet weaving centre was started. There is a school, a dispensary and a monastery.
21. Tibetan Taopon Gapa Welfare Society, Kumrao:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: 469 Present population: 368 Total allotment of land: 316 acresThis settlement is situated at a distance of 3 kms. from Kumrao Revenue village. The nearest town is Paonta Sahib. The settlers are engaged in extraction of limestone from the lime queries which is supposed to be the main source of earning their livelihood. Apart from this they also have a handicraft centre which was started later. It has a school and a dispensary.
22. Tibetan Crafts Community, Tashi Jong, Paprola Kangra District:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: 335 Present population: 374 Total land allotment: 41 acresThis settlement is situated near Paprola at a distance of about 5 kms. from Bajnath. It runs a handicraft Centre which provide employment in carpet weaving, shoulder-bag-making, wood-carving, paintings etc. It has a dispensary, school and a monastery.
23. Lama Hatta Tibetan Settlement, Darjeeling:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: 73 Present population: 56 Total allotment of land: 23 acresThis settlement is situated at a distance of 9 miles from Darjeeling town. The place being rocky agriculture was not successful. Later on they started dairy project. We are in the process of starting suitable craft work if we could procure funds for our proposals.
24. The Tibetan Bonpo Foundation, Dolanji, Solan:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1967 Initial population: 350 Present population: 326 Total allotment of land: 80 acresThis settlement is situated at Dolanji - Solan District near Shimla. It is at a height of 4000 ft. above sea level. The majority of settlers are follower of Bonpo, pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. They also run a handicraft Centre. It has a dispensary, school and monastery.
25. Tibetan Refugee Cooperative Collective Farming Society, Sonada Darjeeling, (W.B.):
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: 178 Present population: 266This settlement is situated in Sonada, 17 kms. from Darjeeling town on the main road of Darjeeling - Siliguri highway. Apart from farming, they also run a dairy farm and handicraft Centre weaving shoulder bag and colourful Tibetan lady's apron. It has a school and monastery.
26. Dhondupling Tibetan Settlement, Clement Town:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1964 Initial population: 720 Present population: 1110 Land allotment: 100 acresThis settlement is situated at Clement town, 3 kms from Dehradun. The land was acquired by Bhoodan movement of Acharya Vinoba Bhava.The settlement has a school, dispensary and three monasteries.
27. Sakya Tibetan Society Puruwala, Sirmur Distt. (H.P.):
Category Agro-industrial Year of inception 1969 Initial population 454 Present Population 877 Total allotment of land 112 acresThis settlement is situated at Puruwala. The nearest town is Paonta Sahib. Besides agriculture, they run handicraft centre. The people also go for street trading in winter. It has a dispensary,school and monastery.
28. Lingtsang Tibetan Settlement, Manduwala, District Dehradun
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Category Agro-industrial Present Population 242This settlement is situated at Manduwala near Dehradun. It has a Handicraft Centre which give employment to the settlers. It also has a school, dispensary and a monastery.
29. Tibetan Camp, Seogi Colony, Pandoh Mandi District (H.P.):
Category: Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: Present population: 216This settlement is situated at Pandoh near Mandi. They work in the dam construction. During winter, most of the settler go to the plains to sell sweaters in the street. They have a dispensary and a school.
30. Phuntsokling Tibetan Handicraft Centre, Dalhousie, (H.P.):
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1959 Initial population: 500 Present population: 873This was started by the Government of India to train our people in traditional craft. By July 1962, this was taken over by Tibetan administration. Some of the production workers were transferred to other centers as fully trained craftsmen while some have left on their own.
The centre specialize in Tibetan carpets, dresses, flag making and painting. It runs a shop in the local market. It has a dispensary and a creche. They send their children to Tibetan School Dalhousie which is their neighbour.
31. Tibetan Handicraft centre, McLeoad Gangj, Dharamsala:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1963 Initial Population: 45 Present population: 516The centre began with 45 members and total capital of Rs. 14,258 - a donation from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Now centre provide housing and employment facilities to all its members and has branch production centre at Gangkyi, a show room, restaurant and guest house. They also give training and employment to new arrivals from Tibet.
32. Tibetan Women's Centre, Rajpur, U.P.:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: 37 Present population: 267The centre mainly produces woollen carpet, Tibetan shoulder bag and purses. For the benefit of its workers, it has a creche and dispensary in their premises.
33. Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Handicraft Society, Shimla:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1965 Initial population: 8 Present population: 242?At first the Society was established at Summer Hill at a distance of few miles from Shimla Town. However, in 1972 it had to shift to Saraswati Garden Estate, Kasumpti as the Summer Hill was bought by the State Wildlife Association for a Zoological Park. In 1975 the construction of factory building and 20 living quarters were completed on a 48 bighas of land. Besides, carpet weaving, they also have carpentry and hosiery section.
34. Tibetan Refugee Self Help Handicraft Centre, Darjeeling:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1959 Initial population: 222 Present population: 434 Total allotment of land: 4 acresThe centre was started by Mrs. Gyalo Thondup with fund raised locally through charity show, foot ball matches etc. It is situated on a 4 acre estate called Hillside, which has great sentimental value for Tibetans as His Holiness the XIII Dalai Lama lived here during his temporary exile from Tibet in 1910-11 when the Chinese had invaded Tibet. The centre produces traditional Tibetan handicraft items like carpets, wood carving, leather and metal works, colourful Tibetan women's apron, thanka scroll and woollen coats. For the benefit of the workers it also runs a creche, school, dispensary and an elders Home.
35. Dickyiling tibetan Settlement, Sahastradhara, Dehra dun:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1981 Initial population: 760 Present population: 1941? Total allotment of land: 30.66 acresThis settlement is situated at Sahastradhara Road in Dehra Dun. It was started mainly for the rehabilitation of the 2nd batch of Tibetan refugees from Bhutan and unsettled Tibetans in the district of Dehra dun. The land allocation is meant for housing only. For the employment of settlers, a handicraft was started where they manufacture Tibetans carpets, colourful Tibetan women's apron, shoulder bag and Tibetan jacket materials. It has a dispensary, school and monastery.
36. Delekling Tibetan Settlement Chailsa, Solo Khumbu, Nepal:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1961 Initial population: 525 Present population: 272 Total allotment of land: 974 ropaniThis settlement is in a very remote area in the Kingdom of Nepal. Due to nature of area being remote, most of the settlers left for Kathmandu and India in search of better livelihood. It has a cooperative Society, an apple orchard, handicraft centre, a school, an opera troupe, a dispensary and a monastery.
37. Dorpatan Tibetan Settlement Baglung, Nepal:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1961 Initial population: 250 Present population: 251 Total allotment of land: 38 acresThis settlement is also situated at a very remote area - 9 days journey on horse back from the west of Pokhara. Though there is plenty of water, insects destroy the crops and hence only potato grow well here. In order to improve the income of people they also have member of livestock like horse, bullock,. It has a school and a dispensary in the settlement.
38 Namgyaling Tibetan Settlement, Chairok, Mustang, Nepal:
Category: Agricultural Year of inception: 1979 Initial population: 360 Present population: 187 Total allotment of land: 20 hectaresOn 5 hectors of land they grown wheat, bug wheat and barley. On the other 10 hectors they have now started planting fruit since 1987. They have a school, creche, dispensary and handicraft centre.
39. Tibetan Settlement, Dunche, Rasuwa, Nepal:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1968 Present population: 17940. Tibetan Settlement Walung, Taplizong, Nepal:
Category: Agro-industrial Year of inception: 1960 Initial population: 497 Present population: 155This is in a very remote spot near western border of Tibet and Nepal. They grow potato, barley wheat and vegetable in their land. They also have livestocks, handicraft Centre, a school and a monastery.
41. Jampaling Tibetan Settlement, Helitar, Pokhra:
Category: Agro-Industrial Year of inception: 1974 Present population: 493?This is one of the two main settlements established for the rehabilitation of our people from Mustang querrilla force. The carpet weaving is the main source of their earning. They also have a small plot of agricultural land on which they grow maize and rice. It also has a school and a dispensary.
42. Swayambu Handicraft Centre, Kathmandu:
Category Handicraft based Present population 270The settlers are engaged on carpet weaving as the only main source of their livelihood.
43. Samdupling Tibetan Handicraft Centre, Jawalakhel, Kathmandu:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1960 Initial Population: 90 Present population: 1024This settlement is one of the largest carpet manufacturing centers in Nepal. These days they are doing very well in their carpet business. The settlement also has a cooperative society, a school, creche and a dispensary.
44. Tashi Palkhel Tibetan Settlement, Hyanyja, Pokhra:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1962 Initial population: 360 Present population: 883 Total allotment of land: 7 acres (120 ropani)Tashi Palkhiel Settlement is situated at Hyanja, about 8 kms. from the Pokhara Airport. It is on the main road to Mustang and Bhaglung where tourist go for trekking to Anapuna Mountain. The temperature ranges from 9-35 degree celsius and has average rainfall of 140 mm.
Apart from handicraft, it has a school, dispensary and a monastery in the settlement.
45. Tashiling Tibetan Settlement, Chorepatan, Pokhra, Nepal:
Category: Handicraft based year of inception: 1966 Initial population: 510 Present population: 675 Total allotment of land: 155 RopanisThe settlers depend their livelihood by working in the local handicraft centre or doing petty trading with the tourist. It has a dispensary, a school and a monastery.
46. Paljorling Tibetan Handicraft Centre, Pokhra, Nepal:
Category: Handicraft based Year of inception: 1974 Present population: 398?This is the 2nd settlement set up for the rehabilitation of our people from Mustang querrilla force. They are mainly engaged in carpet weaving as main source of their earning.
Bhutan:
With the change of Royal Bhutanese Government policy towards Tibetan refugees in the kingdom, we had to gradually shift our people from Bhutan to India for resettlement. There are still 1450 people in the following agricultural settlements in Bhutan.
1. Kunphenling Tibetan Settlement, Karche - 248 2. Namling Tibetan Settlement, Badgarnang - 109 3. Yidmonling Tibetan Settlement, Lhongtso - 188 4. Raptenling Tibetan Settlement, - 406 5. Kunga Raptenling Tibetan Settlement, - 348 6. Kelsangling Tibetan Settlement, - 9 7. Kungaling Tibetan Settlement - 202
Welfare Offices:
Welfare Officers are the regional representatives of CTA in the major scattered communities. Although they are responsible to the Department of Home, they carry out the duties of all the Governmental departments. Thus they look after the health, cultural and educational needs and all other matters relating to Social Welfare of the Tibetans in their area. There are the Tibetan Welfare Officers based in the following places.
1. Kulu Valley - 2090 2. Dharamsala - 4665 3. Shimla - 1593 4. Dalhousie - 573 5. Gangtok - 4771 6. Delhi - 1434 7. Dehra Dun - 1609 8. Bomdila - 826 9. Darjeeling - 2777 10. Kalimpong - 2722 11. Shillong - 927
In addition to above, the Tibetans are also scattered in the following regions
1. Pondicherry - 15 2. Bangalore - 38 3. Chandigarh - 125 4. Bhopal - 20 5. Varanasi - 60 6. Bodh Gaya - 66 7. Tuting - 840 8. Assam - 157 9. Calcutta - 79 10. Mandi/Sundernagar/Rewalsar - 379 11. Tilokpur - 58 12. Palampur - 15 13. New Tibetan School, Bir - 588 14. Nanital - 210 15. Scattered people in the Kingdom of Nepal - 7000Income generating Wings of CTRC
With the dual aim of marketing handicraft products of agro-industrial settlement to the world market give employment to our people and also fetch income for the CTRC, the following wings are being run by CTRC.
1. Tibetan Refugee Self Help Handicrafts, New Delhi manufactures and Exports carpets and Handicrafts.
2. Bir Wool Hand Spinning and Weaving Centre, Bir manufactures high quality hand spun vegetable dyed and machine spun carpet yarn. Proceeds of both the above wing goes to CTRC for its multiple relief work.
In addition to above, the following are in Nepal:
1. Carpet Trading Company:
This company was established in early 1960s, with support from Swiss Technical Cooperation. The main function of this company is to find market for the carpets produced by various handicraft centers in Nepal. Soon the management of this company will be transferred to Tibetans completely. We are in the process of working on this.
2. Snow Lion Foundation:
It was registered as a charitable society under the Royal Nepal Government registration Act. It receives funds from Carpet Trading company and others including foreign NGOs as grants/donations for various welfare projects for our settlements in Nepal. It runs schools, dispensaries and provide stipends to number of old people living in various TR settlements in Nepal.
3. Gadan Carpet Industries:
This industry works as a private commission agent. The proceeds of this industry also goes to CTRC for its relief work.
This industry works as a private commission agent. The proceeds of this industry also goes to CTRC for its relief work.
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