Social Welfare:
The Social Welfare Department
came into existence in the State
of J&K in the year 1960. It
plays an important role in
addressing problems of weaker
sections of the society, Like
Old Age Persons, Women in
Distress, Physically Challenged
People, Mal-Nourished children
Lactating and expecting women,
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes, Other Backward Classes
and other Economically Weaker
Sections of the Society. In the
priority of our National
Development, the commitment
towards welfare of
under-privileged and the down
trodden, backward and vulnerable
sections of the society is
tremendous. The role of the
Social Welfare in fulfillment of
this commitment thus becomes
important among the various
sections and classes of our
population, there is lot of
deprivation and neglect and the
Social Welfare Department has to
be instrumental for removing the
distress of these sections
through amelioration and anti-
poverty measures. The Department
Administers Central and
State Government Schemes
in the areas of women
and child development,
Social Justice and
Empowerment, Social
Security, Tribal
Development and
Educational upliftment
of SC/ST and OBC
students. It provides
direct benefit to the
target groups through
Scholarship, hostel
facilities,
reimbursement of
Examination Fee etc. The
schemes/programme are
implemented through
various Department,
Corporations, Field
Agencies which mainly
include the Directorate
of Social Welfare, SC/ST
OBC Corporation, Women
Development Corporation,
Gujjar and Bakerwal
Advisory Board, Pahari-speaking
people Board, J&K State
Social Welfare Board,
Rehabilitation Council
for Victims of Militancy
and District Development
Commissioners.