To reduce the regional imbalances in the state more particularly to overcome the grave differences in the status of development between the district to district, taluk to taluk

Malnad Area Development Board has the following Mission

• Identifying the gaps in regional development under different sectors and the backwardness of the area in general.

• Bridge the gaps through the planning process systematically in a definite period of time, by preparing the annual plan containing programme and projects by involving the public representatives, Deputy Commissioners, Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats and other development departments for the development of Malnad Area; and also to monitor and evaluate the implementation of its plan.