Ministry of Minority Affairs & Madrassah Education (West Bengal)

The Department Minority Affairs & Madrasah Education of West Bengal is a Bengal government ministry. It is a ministry responsible for catering the aspirations of the Minorities of the State, specially in the field of Development and Welfare. Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department renamed from Minority Development and Welfare Department vide Home (C&E) Department Notification No. 42-Home (Cons.)/R2R(Cons.)-4/2007, dated 18.02.2008. Originated from the Minority Cell of Political Branch of Home Department, the Minority Development & Welfare Dept. started functioning as a full-fledged Department by amending the Rules of Business vide Home(C&E) Department Notification No. 705-Home (Cons.), dated 30.05.1996.

Ministerial Team
The ministerial team is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Minority Affairs & Madrassah Education, who may or may not be supported by Ministers of State. Civil servants are assigned to them to manage the ministers' office and ministry.

The current head of the ministry is Mamata Banerjee while Md. Gulam Rabbani has served as Minister in charge from 2021 to 2023