AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE WEST BENGAL MANGAR DEVELOPMENT BOARD SHALL BE:
1. To undertake all necessary activities for the protection, promotion and safeguarding of the Mangar language, tradition and culture;
2. To undertake activities to protect historical and culturally significant landmarks of the community;
3. To provide support to museum, community radio, publishing unit and mass media units;
4. To undertake activities to popularize, promote and enhance products of artisans, farmers and other tradition based items and help the artistes and artisans engaged in traditional activities;
5. To protect and promote customary rights of the community;
6. To establish a centre for the protection of the Mangar heritage;
7. To take up social welfare activities catering to the requirements of the community;
8. To promote education among the Mangar community;
9. To publish or cause to be published useful literature, papers, books, research works, magazines of the Mangar community etc;
10. To work in association with all Government agencies for awareness generation regarding various programme of development and social welfare, education, literacy etc;
11. To undertake necessary activities for natural resource management, alternative energy, ecology and environment;
12. To construct, maintain, improve, develop, any building, houses or other infrastructure and purchase land and other movable and immovable assets for the benefit of the community;
13. To promote Mangar medicinal practices;
14. To take up livelihood development of the community;
15. To undertake and provide legal assistance to protect assets of the community members;
16. To raise loan and credit to fulfil the objectives from national and international financial institution, subject to observation of statutory rules and executive instructions;
17. To obtain fund from different Government departments for fulfillment of the aforesaid objectives;
18. To undertake activities for the overall development of the Mangar community throughout West Bengal;
19. To do all such acts, deeds, matters and things connected thereto and therewith as may be necessary or deemed to be necessary as well as incidental or conducive to the foregoing objects.
