Tribal Welfare Department

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The Directorate of Tribal Welfare was bifurcated from the erstwhile Directorate of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare 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 from 1.04.2018... read more

ARTICLE 366(25) OF CONSTITUTION:

"Scheduled Tribes means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under article 342 to be scheduled Tribes for the purpose of this constitution."