Department of Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (Tamil Nadu)
The Tamil Nadu Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department is one of the Department Of Government of Tamil Nadu
Introduction
- The State assumes the role of ‘parens patriae’ of a protective, benevolent parent, taking care of the citizenry in general, and marginalized and vulnerable populations in 7 particular. It is striving to create a society where the target groups are socially recognized individual of the State. The main aim of the department is for the development and welfare of the three most vulnerable sections of society viz., the women, the children and the handicapped
History
- Consequent on the bifurcation of erstwhile combined Backward Classes Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department started functioning with a separate identity with effect from 1.1.1990
Objective and functions
- Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department is the nodal department for the uplifment of socially backward group women and children. It coordinates the activities of five Heads of Departments under its control viz. Director of Social Welfare, State Commissioner for Disabled, Director of Social Defence, World Bank assisted Integrated Child Development Project-III and Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Limited to ensure total care of such target groups. It also coordinates with the activities/policies of other departments to ensure holistic care of such target groups.
Sub-departments
Name |
Website |
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Commissionerate of Social Welfare |
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Directorate of Rehabilitation of the Differently Abled |
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Directorate of Social Defence (Department of Social Defence) |
Undertakings and bodies
Name |
Department |
Website |
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Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Limited |
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Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women |
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Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board |
Present minister
- A. Mohammedjan
Former ministers
- K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran (2006-2011)
See also
- Disability
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
- Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India)
External links
- http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/social.html (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department)
- http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_swnmp.htm ( RTI site of the Tamil Nadu Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department)
- Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu