The Welfare of Minorities & Development Department is the Administrative Department dealing with the affairs of Minorities including Linguistic Minorities and people living in Char Areas in Assam. The department’s mandate is to formulate and execute schemes for the welfare of the backward notified religious minority communities including linguistic minorities & people living in char areas to enable these communities to be at par with the mainstream with preferences being given to the occupational groups and women. And also to formulate schemes to promote self- employment & other ventures for the benefit of the said communities.