Tribal Research & Development Institute is an organization of the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India, located at Bhopal, the capital of the state of M.P. It is headed by a Director who is an officer of the Government of M.P. The Institute is under the administrative control of the Tribal Welfare Department of the State Govt. It receives financial assistance from the Government of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Institute is the premier organization in M.P. engaged in tribal research.