Social, educational and economic development of the people of SC and STs through various schemes. The department mandate is to open and construct hostels for Scheduled Tribe students, Providing scholarship and book grants to scheduled tribes, Assistance to educational institutions and committees working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, Providing loans to the members of Scheduled Tribes for development. Special schemes for the upliftment of Scheduled Tribes, Integrated Tribal Development Programme, Home-building schemes for Scheduled Tribes, Chief Minister Scheduled Tribes Civil Services Incentive Scheme,Chief Minister Scheduled Tribe Grants Scheme, Food Supply Scheme, Providing Scholarship to Student belonging to Scheduled Castes, Grants for Scheduled Castes students for books and sub-resources, Providing loans for the development of Scheduled Castes members, Opening and managing hostels for Scheduled Castes, Formation of cooperative societies of Scheduled Castes, voluntary organizations, NGOs etc. , Grant-in-aid to educational and cultural institutions working for the benefit of Scheduled Castes,Implementation of schemes for the upliftment of scheduled castes, Specific Home-Building scheme for Scheduled Castes.