BC Welfare Department was bifurcated from Social Welfare Department in the year 1975 and a separate Department was constituted in the Secre​tariat in 1994 vide G.O.Ms.No.72, ​Dt.22.02.1994. The BC Service Co-operative Finance Corporation was formed in 1974. The Backward Class​​es Welfare Department focuses on the welfare and development of Backward Classes.