Department of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (Tamil Nadu)

Tamil Nadu Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department

தமிழ்நாடு சுற்றுலா, பண்பாடு மற்றும் மத அறநிலையத் துறை
Agency overview
Formed	1999
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Ministers responsible	S. Gokula Indira,[1], Minister for Tourism M. S. M. Anandan,[2], Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Agency executive	Thiru Dr. R Kannan IAS [3], Principal Secretary to Government
Website	http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/inftour.html

The Tamil Nadu Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

Introduction

• Tamil Nadu is in the forefront of the Welfare of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities.
• BCs/MBCs/DNCs constitute about 67% of the total population of the State.
• It is the objective of the Government to take up measures for the all round development of these people.

History

• The Department of Backward Classes was formed in 1969, after bifurcation from the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department.
• The Department of Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities Welfare was formed in 1989, after bifurcation from the Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department as a Sub-departments under the Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare ^[4]
• The name of the Department has been changed as Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department in the year 1999 ^[5]
• The Department of Minorities Welfare was formed in 2007, after bifurcation from the Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department as a Sub-department under the Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare

Objective & Functions of the Department

• This Department functions as the nodal Department for the all round development of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified and Minority Communities in the State of Tamil Nadu.
• The basic objective of the Department is to formulate polices, laws, regulations and programmes for the Socio, educational and economic development of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified and Minority Communities in the State.
• The aim of this Department is to empower the target groups through their educational, economic and social advancement. Accordingly, this Department is formulating
• and implementing various welfare programmes and schemes to achieve the above objective

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Works

According to the allocation of subjects as per the Business Rules, this Department has been allocated the following items of work:^[7]

• State Subjects:
  • Criminal Appeals
  • Hajj and Tamil Nadu State Hajj Committee
  • Kallar Reclamation, Madurai
  • Kazis Act, 1980
  • Muslim Women Aid Society
  • Sanction of Prosecution of Government servant
  • Ulema Pension Scheme
  • Welfare and Advancement of Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes.
  • Welfare and Advancement of Denotified Communities.
  • Welfare of Minorities (except Muslims) other than religious aspects.
  • Welfare of Muslims including religious aspects
• Concurrent Subjects.
  • Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities.
  • Charities and Charitable Institutions, Charitable and Religious Endowments,
  • Religious Institutions of Muslims and Wakf Act, 1995.

Sub-departments

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Undertakings and bodies

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Present minister

• A. Mohammedjan

Former ministers

• K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran (2006-2011)

See also

• Government of Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
• Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu
• Ministry of Tourism (India)
• Ministry of Culture (India)
• Department of Finance (Kerala)

References

External links

• www.tn.gov.in/departments/bcmbc.html (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department - 1)
• www.tn.gov.in/bcmbcmw/ (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department - 2)
• http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/bcmbc.html www.tn.gov.in/departments/bcmbc.html ( RTI site of the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department -
• Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu

Government Departments of Tamil Nadu Departments headed by Principal Secretary (India) Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Agriculture Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Commercial Taxes and Registration Energy Environment and Forests Finance Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Health and Family Welfare Higher Education Highways and Minor Ports Home, Prohibition and Excise Housing and Urban Development Industries Information Technology Labour and Employment Law Legislative Assembly Municipal Administration and Water Supply Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (formerly Small Industries Department) Personnel and Administrative Reforms Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Public Public Works Revenue Rural Development and Panchayat Raj School Education Department of Social Reforms (Tamil Nadu) Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Special Programme Implementation Tourism and Culture Tamil Development, Religious Endowments and Information Transport Youth Welfare and Sports Development Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Services Departments Department of Printing & Stationary (Tamil Nadu)