Tribal Development
Tribal Development Department has been constituted with a view to address specific issues related to welfare of Tribal communities of the State in a more concerted and holistic manner.
The aims and objects of Bhutia Development Board shall be to undertake all necessary activities for the protection, promotion and safeguarding of the Bhutia language, tradition and culture.
Rules regulating the recruitment to the post of Principal, Post Graduate Assistant Teacher and Honours Graduate Assistant Teacher in the Eklabya Model Residential School under the Tribal Development Department.
Head Office of ‘Tamang Development and Cultural Board’ is in the District of Darjeeling, West Bengal, under the administrative control of the Tribal Development Department, Government of West Bengal.
The ‘Tamang Development and Cultural Board’ was constituted vide resolution No. 33-TDD/6S-80/13(Pt.-l) dated the 27th June, 2014 duly published in the Kolkata Gazette on 16th July, 2014.
To recognize and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land.
Livelihood of many tribal people is mainly dependant on collection of Kendu leaves and such Kendu leaves Collectors die accidentally during the collection of such leaves due to snake/insect bite, lightning, storm and elephant attack.
All matters related to the welfare and development of the Scheduled Tribes, including provision of funds; Tribal sub-plan. Constitutional matters. All matters pertaining to the identification of Scheduled Tribes.
Governor is pleased to establish a Board by the name The West Bengal Limbu Development Board with its Head Office in Darjeeling under the administrative control of the Tribal Development Department.
Governor is hereby pleased to nominate the followings members to the General Body of Tamang Development and Cultural Board. It shall automatically expire on completion of five years.
Proposal submitted for inclusion of the Kurmi Community in the Scheduled Tribe List of West Bengal and being alive to the disparate socio economic, linguistic, clan, totemistic and Ethnographic attributes.