India, June 20 -- The Delhi government is mulling merging the Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Welfare of SC/ST into a single department - the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment - to bring uniformity in functioning and reduce bureaucratic hassles, an official said on Friday.

The proposal is being discussed considering the fact that even the Central government has one ministry-Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment- which is framing policies for the marginalised communities, the official said, adding the Centre also has the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes (ST).

"In Delhi, there is no notified list of STs. The government is considering merging the two department...