Shri Jai Ram Thakur
Hon'ble Chief Minister Himachal Pradesh
Smt. Sarveen Choudhary
Hon'ble SJ&E Minister Himachal Pradesh
Sh. R. D. Nazeem (IAS 1995)
Principal Secretary (Social Justice & Empowerment)
Sh. Vivek Bhatia (IAS, 2011)
Director, ESOMSA, Himachal Pradesh
The main aim & objective of the Directorate for the Empowerment of Schedule Castes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities and Specially Abled is to provide social justice and to empower the most vulnerable section of society i.e. Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, Minorities, person with disabilities and older persons. The main thrust of the programmes being run by the Department is to improve the socio-economic conditions of these sections so as to bring them into the mainstream of the society.