Social Welfare

The Indian government has established an extensive social welfare system. Among the many programs designed  for betterment and enhancement of quality of life for SC, ST, BC, Minorities women and communities at large, we have  -

• Minimum needs (food, cloth, housing,  accessing education, health and drinking water) and social security programmes 
• There are also services for the blind, deaf, mentally retarded, and orthopedically handicapped. Programs for displaced persons; rural community development
• Programs for women include welfare grants, women's adult education, working women's hostels, family planning & maternity care
• Special measures are aimed at rehabilitating juvenile delinquents, sexworkers, and convicts
• Other social welfare programs cover - emergency relief programs for natural disasters like- drought, flood, earthquake etc and eradicating untouchability etc.,
• Apart from the above mentioned initiatives, the Government and NGOs are  striving hard and working towards social sector like :
  • Organizing awareness campaigns at various level on Social Evils ( Women discrimination, child marriages, all are equal, Anti-dowry, Anti Alcoholism, No Tobacco, Child Trafficking,  female infanticide and witchcraft/sorcery)
  • Rehabilitation centres for Social Vulnerable groups ( Migration, Persons with disability, Senior Citizens and Orphans/ Street Children )
  • Providing Social Security Schemes (Right to Food, Housing, Pension-family-maternal benifits and employment )
    

In this spirit, striving towards the similar objectives, the India Development Gateway aims to provide information, content, products & services for bringing awareness and to sensitize the rural communities  on the subject.