About Us

As per amendment in Rule of Executive Business rules ,1979, vide notification of the Cabinet Secretariat and Coordination Department -00-01-01 / R0-02 / 2007-602 dated 20.03.2007, the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department has been made the nodal department to implement and monitor the following subjects :- 1. To open and construct hostels for Scheduled Tribe students 2. Providing scholarship and book grants to scheduled tribes 3. Assistance to educational institutions and committees working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes. 4. Providing loans to the members of Scheduled Tribes for development 5. Special schemes for the upliftment of Scheduled Tribes 6. Integrated Tribal Development Programme 7. Home-building schemes for Scheduled Tribes 8. Chief Minister Scheduled Tribes Civil Services Incentive Scheme 9. Chief Minister Scheduled Tribe Grants Scheme 10. Food Supply Scheme 11. Providing Scholarship and Book Grants to Scheduled Tribe Students 12. Providing Scholarship to Student belonging to Scheduled Castes 13. Grants for Scheduled Castes students for books and sub-resources 14. Providing loans for the development of Scheduled Castes members. 15. Opening and managing hostels for Scheduled Castes. 16. Removal of the Civil Disabilities of Scheduled Castes and the administration of Bihar Harijan (Civil Abolition Ablation) Act, Bihar Harijan (Removal of Delays Act) and other Acts related to Scheduled Castes. 17. Formation of cooperative societies of Scheduled Castes, voluntary organizations, NGOs etc. 18. Grant-in-aid to educational and cultural institutions working for the benefit of Scheduled Castes. 19. Implementation of schemes for the upliftment of scheduled castes. 20. Specific Home-Building scheme for Scheduled Castes. 21. Monitoring and coordination of Special Component Plan with all departments. 22. Bihar State Scheduled Caste Cooperative Development Corporation's administrative control. Implementation of the schemes is done by headquarter level, drainage level, Bihar Mahadalit Vikash Mission, Bihar State Scheduled Caste Cooperative Development Corporation Limited and by Dy. Director , District Welfare Officer and Block Welfare Officer at field level.

Vision

Social, educational and economic development of the people of SC and STs through various schemes.

Key Contacts

Address:- SC & ST Welfare, Bihar, Old Secretariat, Block-4 , Behind Sinchai Bhawan, Patna-800015
Sri Divesh Sehara, I.A.S. Secretary

0612-2215377
secy-welfare-bih@nic.in
Sri. Shyam Bihari Meena, I.A.S Director

0612-2520236
dir-scst-bih@gov.in

06122520232
Sri Gautam Paswan Additional Secretary

addlsecy-welf-bih@gov.in
MD. Mumtaz Alam Additional Secretary

jtsecy-scstwlfr-bih@gov.in
Sanjay Kumar Deputy Secretary

8507464233
Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh Dy. Director -HQ

8986567524
Sri Ashok Kumar Singh Dy. Director, Patna

9431176832
dydir-pat-bih@gov.in
Sri Lalan Rishi Dy. Director - Tirhut division

8051154714
dydir-tir-bih@gov.in
Sri Sushil Kumar Sinha Dy. Director - Darbhanga Divison

9471647076
dydir-dar-bih@gov.in
Sri. Laldeo Ram Dy. Director - Bhagalpur , Division

7261021877
dydir-bhp-bih@gov.in
. Deputy Secretary
Sri. Sanjay Kumar Dy. Director - Koshi Divison

9570774548
dydir-kos-bih@nic.in
Sri Dinesh Kumar Dy. Director - Magadh Divison

8789367539
dydir-mag-bih@gov.in
Sri Kaushal Kishor Paswan Dy. Director - Munger Divison

9123493687
dydir-mun-bih@gov.in
Sri Raghuvar Prasad Dy. Director - Purnia Divison

8340449753
dydir-pur-bih@gov.in
Sri Vinod Kumar Dy. Director - Saran Division

8789313495
dydir-sar-bih@gov.in