DIRECTORATE
OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Directorate of Social Welfare plays a key role in implementing Programme and policies of the Government of West Bengal in the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare. The major task are following, implementation of Integrated Child Development Services (schemes) through………no. of projects in the State.
Directorate has to ensure functioning of delivery mechanism for fulfilling the task as per guideline of the State Government and Government of India.
Human Resource Development is being upgraded time to time so that employees and officers will be able to reorient their activities towards the goals of achieving the task. Besides implementation of Programme and management of own institutions of the Directorate like Homes, Shelter Homes, schools for the disabled, Directorate has to encourage non-Government organizations, civil societies, academicians, and others to perform for the cause of the women and children in distress, physically challenged and mentally retarded people, old and infirm. Moreover Directorate has to play a major role in sensitizing with current social issues to various stake-holders with the assistance of non-government and government institutions.
In broad divisions the following works are taken
(i) Nutrition and other six services through ICDS programme Women and children in distress
(ii) Rescue, relief and integrate of widow, old and disabled persons
(iii) Anti-trafficking measures.
(iv) Legal literacy.
(v) Rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of women, boys and girls under 18 years of age.
(vi) Arrangement of training of 3 tier ICDS personnel, employees engaged in Social Welfare activities.
(vii) Sensitization of various levels of stakeholders.
(viii) Coordination with all government, semi government and autonomous bodies (non-government) organizations for the welfare of the target group.