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

Name	Website
Commissionerate of Tourism (Directorate of Tourism [or] Department of Tourism)	http://tamilnadutourism.org/TN-Overview.html
Directorate of Art and Culture (Department of Art and Culture)	http://artandculture.tn.gov.in/
Commissionerate of Museums (Department of Museums)	http://www.chennaimuseum.org/
Commissionerate of Archaeology (Department of Archaeology)	http://www.tnarch.gov.in/
Commissionerate of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment)	http://www.tnhrce.org/

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Undertakings and bodies

Name	No	Locations	Department	Website
The Tamil Nadu Government Museums				http://www.chennaimuseum.org/
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation				http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/
The Tamil Nadu Folk Artistes Welfare Board
Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram
Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu
Tamil Nadu Jawahar Siruvar Manram	36
Tamil Nadu Regional Cultural Centres	6	Kancheepuram, Thanjavur, Salem, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu Government Music Colleges	4			http://artandculture.tn.gov.in/art-culture1.html
Tamil Nadu Government Music Training Centres	2	Chennai and Madurai
Tamil Nadu Government Fine Arts Colleges	2	Chennai and Kumbakonam
Tamil Nadu Government Architecture and Sculpture College	1	Mamallapuram
Tamil Nadu Government District Art Society		At each District
Tamil Nadu Government Institute of Epigraphy Chennai
Tamil Nadu Government Oriental Manuscripts Library and Research Centre Chennai				http://www.tnarch.gov.in/pdf/GOML_details.pdf

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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

1. "Minister for tourism". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "Principal Secretary to Government". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
4. "departments created" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
5. "departments created" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
6. "Objective of the Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
7. "Works of the Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
8. "Sub - Departments under BC, MBC & MW Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
9. "Organisations under the BC, MBC & MW Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)

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