A Secretary to Government heads this department. This Department has
the nodal responsibility for administering various developmental schemes
and formulation, implementation and monitoring of various plans schemes.
Administrative Setup
It was in 1975 that a separate department was set up to supervise the
tribal development activities. The Director of the department will be
the supervising authority over the tribal development activities. The
other officers designated by the Government are Joint Director, Administrative
Officer, Finance Officer Assistant Director (Education) Assistant Director
(sub plan cell) and Publicity Officer Special Officer (education). The
committee also included officers who are in charge of the various activities
of the department. Trivandrum is the headquarters. The following offices
namely Nedumangad Kanjirappally, Thodupuzha, Attappadi, Nilampur, Waynad
and Kannur are the places where seven ITD project offices function.
Punalur, Ranni, Moovatupuzha, Thamarasseri, Mananthavdi, Sulthanbatheri,
Kasargod are the other 7 tribal development offices which carry out
tribal development activities. In addition there are 48 tribal extension
centres which are active in tribal belts. The Department runs a number
of institutions like Hostels, Balavadis, Nursery Schools, Training Centres,
Dispensaries, Mobile Employment Exchanges and Midwifery centres. A State
Tribal Advisory Committee is constituted to monitor the welfare activities
of the Department with the Minister for Tribal Development as Chairman
and Director of the Department as convener. In the districts too such
committees function as District Collectors at the helm. A District Working
Group also functions to prepare plans and to implement them.
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