Directorate of Minority Welfare, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

The Constitution of India declares the country to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. On the basis religion or language, the Constitution also grants the right to establish and manage educational institution of their choice to all minority communities, based on religion or language, the right to establish and manage educational institutions of their choice. Considering the socio-economic conditions of minority communities, various schemes are being implemented by the department to address their specific issues, promote their educational, socio-economic development, and bring them into the mainstream of the nation and society. The Minority Welfare Department is committed to the implementation, operation, and coordination of such schemes.
By Government Order No. 1183/XVII-3/11-07(63)/2006 dated December 2, 2011, approval was granted for the formation of the Uttarakhand Minority Welfare Directorate, and by the office memorandum No. 510/XXXI(1)/2002 Dehradun dated April 24, 2012, approval was granted for the formation of a separate Minority Welfare Ministry in the Uttarakhand Secretariat. The Minority Welfare Directorate was established to operate the various schemes under the Minority Welfare Department and to coordinate among the various components of the department.