Department of Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (Tamil Nadu)

Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department

தமிழ்நாடு சமூக நலம் மற்றும் சத்துணவுத் துறை
Agency overview
Formed	1.1.1990 [1]
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Minister responsible	B. Valarmathi,[2], Minister for Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
Agency executive	Thiru Ashok Dongre IAS [3], Principal Secretary to the Government
Website	http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/social.html

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 ^[4]

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 ^[5]

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.

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Sub-departments

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Undertakings and bodies

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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)

References

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

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