Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Culture, DPIIT

The Ministry was set up in 1999 after the bifurcation of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with the objective of providing more focused approach on the integrated socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes (STs). The programmes and schemes of the Ministry are intended to support and supplement other Central Ministries, State Governments and partly of voluntary organizations, and to fill critical gaps in institutions and programmes taking into account the situation of STs through financial assistance. These schemes comprising economic, educational and social development through institution building are administered by the Ministry and implemented mainly through the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations.

It covers all tribal people and all areas with tribal population across the country. Social security and social insurance to the Scheduled Tribes Tribal Welfare: Planning, project formulation, research, evaluation, statistics and training Promotion and development of voluntary efforts on tribal welfare Development of Scheduled Tribes Scheduled Areas Monitoring of ST Welfare Grants, based on the framework and mechanism designed by NITI Ayog The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes a. Commission to report on the administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes; and b. Issue of directions regarding the drawing up and execution of schemes essential for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes in any State. Implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, excluding administration of criminal justice in regard to offences in so far as they relate to Scheduled Tribes.