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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 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.
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 directorate of private schools was established in January 2023. Private schools may be affiliated with either of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) or National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). [8]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Tamil Nadu are the most progressive among all states of India. [2] [3] Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to introduce a transgender welfare policy, wherein transgender individuals can access free gender affirmation surgery in government hospitals and various other benefits and rights.
As a result, there has been an increase in the employment of adolescents between fifteen and eighteen years old. [19] In the report Understanding the Characteristics of the Sumangali Scheme in Tamil Nadu Textile & Garment Industry and Supply Chain Linkages, the Fair Labor Association listed a number of issues related to the Sumangali scheme: [20]
In 1993, the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes Bill, 1993 was passed by the Assembly (Act 45 of 1994). [16] [15] The Bill was sent to the President for his approval. J Jayalalithaa's AIADMK government led a cross-party committee of Tamil Nadu politicians to Delhi to meet with the Central government. She also ...