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The department is responsible for the implementation of the welfare schemes for children, women, senior citizens and transgender.It monitors the implementation of various enacted social legislation to protect children, women and senior citizens and to prevent child trafficking, dowry, domestic violence against women, child marriage and sexual offences. [1]
The Mandal Commission report in 1980 on the situation of the socially and educationally backward classes led to the implementation of reservation policies in the 1990s. [4] The Supreme Court of India ruled in 1992 that reservations could not exceed 50 percent, however, Tamil Nadu has a 69 percent reservation, the highest in the country, through ...
The welfare schemes launched by Government of Tamil Nadu Pages in category "Government welfare schemes in Tamil Nadu" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
In 1993, the Government of Tamil Nadu established a separate directorate for the rehabilitation of the differently abled persons from the social department and enacted a policy in 1994. In 1995, it was upgraded as the office of the state commissioner for the differently abled with a state commissioner appointed since 1999.
The department is responsible for working with other departments to ensure the implementation of various programmes and schemes of the state government. [1] The department serves as the monitoring body of the state government and monitors the progress of various schemes and programmes announced by the government.
The Scheme was introduced in FY 1997-98 by Government of Tamil Nadu. [5] By 2001, 145 samathuvapurams were opened across Tamil Nadu. [6] Following the change in the state government in 2001, the scheme was abandoned. In 2006, the scheme was revived after M. Karunanidhi came to power. During his tenure, 95 samathuvapurams were opened state-wide. [6]
Amma Unavagam (Tamil: அம்மா உணவகம்) is a food subsidisation programme run by the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Tamil Nadu in India. [ 3 ] Under the scheme, municipal corporations of the state-run canteens serving subsidised food at low prices. [ 4 ]
Out of this total, 58.4% is designated for empowering women and enhancing their social dignity, 33.5% is allocated for expanding women's access to public services, and 8.1% is dedicated to improving women's productivity and participation in the labor force. [6]