The government of Assam has launched the Mission Bhumiputra portal as a part of a new scheme on 1 August 2022, to provide digitalised caste certificates to the students within a month’s time. As a part of special drive, Class 10 and Class 12 applicants belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe (Hills) and Scheduled Tribe (Plains), Other Backward Classes or More Other Backward Classes (MOBC) categories, are eligible to apply for the certificates. The scheme is being implemented by the departments of Tribal Affairs (Plains) and Social Justice and Empowerment.