• Source: Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (Tamil Nadu)

The Department of backward" target="_blank">Backward Classes, Most backward" target="_blank">Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.




Objective


The department is responsible for the formulation and implementation of welfare schemes and reservation in education and jobs for backward" target="_blank">backward and most backward" target="_blank">backward classes, de-notified communities and minorities.




Reservation



Reservation is a system that allows the government to set reserved quotas or seats, at particular percentage in education admissions, employments, promotions, etc. for socially and educationally backward" target="_blank">backward communities. The Mandal Commission report in 1980 on the situation of the socially and educationally backward" target="_blank">backward classes led to the implementation of reservation policies in the 1990s. The Supreme Court of India ruled in 1992 that reservations could not exceed 50 percent, however, Tamil Nadu has a 69 percent reservation, the highest in the country, through constitutional amendments and corresponding state laws. The department is responsible for the facilitation and ensuring the implementation of reservation wherever applicable including higher education and government jobs.




Welfare schemes


As a part of welfare of backward" target="_blank">backward communities, the department is responsible for the distribution of benefits such as free uniforms, bicycles and scholarship to students. It runs and maintains student hostels across the state for the respective community groups. The department is also responsible for implementing land distribution and construction of affordable housing through various welfare boards for the respective communities.




Minority welfare


The minority welfare department is responsible for the welfare of both religious and linguistic minorities. For the religious minorities, the department is responsible for implementation of welfare schemes, maintenance of hostels and religious sites, pilgrimage aid, aid for women empowerment and education among others. The department also oversees the welfare, assistance and education of linguistic minorities who speak Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu and Saurashtra as their primary language.




See also


Government of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Government's Departments




References






External links


Official website of the Tamil Nadu backward" target="_blank">Backward Classes, Most backward" target="_blank">Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department
Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Other Backward Class
• National Commission for Backward Classes
• List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities in India
• Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (Tamil Nadu)
• Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers
• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
• List of departments of the government of Tamil Nadu
• Economically Weaker Section
• Boya (caste)
• Civil Services of Tamil Nadu