BCWD
Backward Classes Welfare (Anagrasar Kalyan) Department works for social, economic and cultural development of the people belonging to SC, ST, OBC in West Bengal.
Applicants for Other Backward Classes certificates who originally belonged to a State other than West Bengal but have been residing in West Bengal for long may be granted such certificates.
Governor has been pleased to enhance Pre-Matric hostel charges, Meal charges and Maintenance charges from Rs. 750/- p.m. to Rs. 1,000/- p.m. w.e.f. 01.04.2018.
Time frame has been reduced from eight weeks to four weeks by amending Rule 7D (12) of the West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Identification) Rules 1995.
90% of the expenditure of entire duration of the professional courses subject to maximum loan limit of up to Rs. 1.875 lakh/ per beneficiary per annum (for studying in India) and up to Rs. 3.75 lakh/ per beneficiary per annum (for studying abroad) shall be provided considering average duration of the course as four years. Balance 10% will have to be borne by the students.
An Act to amend the West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Identification) Act, 1994.
Amendment of Schedule A of West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts) Act, 2012.
The powers and functions of the Commission have been vested as per the provisions of the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes Act,1993. The Act has been in the process of amendment from time to time.
Every appointing authority may maintain Registers of Appointments (RoA) online in the modified format in the web portal www.wbreservation.gov.in developed by the Backward Classes Welfare Department.
The aims and objects of the Board shall be to preserve, promote and safeguard the traditional folk art, folk music, folk dances and folk culture of the Kami community.
BCW Department is introducing on-line receipt of application for centrally assisted scholarship schemes for SC/ST/OBC students from 2013-14 financial year.