Minority Welfare Department was established in 1991 to provide financial, social and academic development of minority communities like Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jain, Buddhist and Parsi communities for their all-round development. Since its inception, the department has been working for the upliftment of minority communities along with linguistic minorities. Currently there is a Directorate and a corporation under departmental establishment. District minority welfare officer is established in all the districts under Regional Settlement and the establishment of Block Minority Welfare Officer in minority concentrated blocks is under process. The department through its welfare schemes, determined to bring the minority community in the mainstream of society and their cooperation in nation building.