1) The Scheduled Caste Development Department aims to develop Scheduled Castes socially, educationally and economically to achieve an egalitarian society.
2) The department operates 675 hostels across Telangana that provide free boarding, lodging, textbooks and other materials to over 55,000 students.
3) Special hostels have been set up in each district to provide extra tutoring in key subjects to improve academic performance for students in classes 9 and 10.