Social Welfare Services
Social welfare services are organized to cater to the people who
are very poor. These include women and children, aged scheduled castes and
tribes.
The Ministry of welfare, Govt. of India has been formed by pooling
subjects related to welfare of the disabled, welfare of the scheduled castes
and tribes and minorities. Women and child welfare development programme is
looked after by a separate department of Women and Child Development set up in
the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
1. Welfare of the disabled: The Number of disabled persons in the
country has been estimated to be around 2.21% of the total population that is
2.68 Cr. (2016 updated) The Ministry of Welfare is implementing programmes for
the early detection, treatment, education and rehabilitation of disabled
persons, namely the blind, the deaf, the orthopedically handicapped, spastics,
the mentally retarded and the leprosy cured patients.
2. Social defense : Problems of family and social
disorganization are manifest in the form of delinquency, juvenile vagrancy,
drug addiction, alcoholism and crimes of various types. In order to control
these problems, programmes of social defense have been launched by the
Government, mainly within the framework of specific legislation and allied
measures.
3. Women and child development: The Department of Women and Child
Development in the Ministry of Human Resource Development has two sectors : (i)
Nutrition and child development, and (ii) Women's welfare and development. The
Central Social Welfare Board and the National Institute of Public Co-operation
and Child Development assist the Department in its functions.
The Central Social Welfare Board was set up in 1953 which surveys
the needs and requirements of social welfare organizations in the country.
Social welfare schemes sponsored by the Board are implemented through voluntary
agencies such as Mahila Mandals. The Mahila Mandals receive grants up to the
extent of 75% for approved activities.
1. Nutrition Programmes : These are feeding programmes to children
in the age group 0-6 years, nursing and expectant mothers.
2. ICDS Project: In the fifth year Plan highest priority
had been accorded to child welfare programmes. The most important scheme in
this field was the Integrated Child Development Services.(ICDS) for children in
the age group 0-6 years, nursing and expectant mothers, etc., Under the scheme
supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check up, referral services,
nutrition and health education and non-formal pre-school education are
provided. There are now 5422 ICDS projects operating in the country.
A Child Development Project Officer is in-charge of each ICDS
project. An Anganwadi is the focal point for the delivery of services to the
community.
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