The Directorate of Tribal Welfare was bifurcated from the erstwhile Directorate of Adi Dravidar and Tribal with effect from 01.04.2000 exclusively for the welfare of tribal people. It is functioning as a independent unit having full powers in terms of administration and finance towards the subjects pertaining to tribal welfare as ordered in G.O. (Ms.) No.56, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (ADW1) Department, Dated: 28.08.2017 and functioning independently from 1.04.2018 vide government letter Letter (Ms) No. 15/3216/ADW-1/2018-2, dated: 27.02.2018.
