Citizen Charter 2013-14 Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department

Abstract

The total population of Tamil Nadu as per 2011 census is 7,21,38,958. Nearly 2/3rd of the total population of the State belongs to Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Among the Muslim Minorities in Tamil Nadu, nearly 95% of them are in the list of Backward Classes and among Christian Minorities nearly 80% are in the list of Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes. Several schemes are implemented in the State in order to develop the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities and Minorities on par with other categories of the society in socio, economic and educational spheres.