Social Welfare Programs For Community

Introduction
Nurturing the children, who are the tender seedlings of the social field is nece
ssary. Poor widows, destitute women, pregnant and lactating women need greater a
ttention and support. Keeping these needs in mind, special attention has been gi
ven by the State through a number of programmes under Social Welfare sector.
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Social welfare
Definition Social welfare is any program which seeks to provide a minimum level
of income, service or other support for any marginalized group. (poor, elderly,
disabled)
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Social Institutions
Social institutions are networks of relationships that carry out the essential s
ocial functions. They are formalized way of providing resources for helping to m
eet human needs.
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The priorities of social welfare service

(a)To establish a social security system; (b) To extend facilities for community
development; (c) To improve the quality and scope of services; (d) To ensure th
at adequate facilities are available for the disabled; (e) To provide services f
or the elderly (f) To ensure the adequate provision of probation and correctiona
l services; and (g) To support training, planning, research and evaluation.
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The Priority groups are

(a) Children in need (b) Women (c) Old people (d) Disabled (e) People with ill-h
ealth (f) Under privileged sections of society
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Children In-Need
More vulnerable group in the society Constitute about 40% of Indian Population I
MR is 120/1000 children born One child dies before 5 years for every 7 children
born Causes- malnutrition, nutritional anemia, RHD 16 million are child labour &
most are exploited
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 Constitutional provisions
Law prescribing minimum age for boys and girls Hindu adoption & maintenance Act(
1956) Juvenile justice Act 1986 Appointment of guardian for a minor childs proper
ty Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 19
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Welfare services for children

Girl Child Protection Scheme(GCPS 1-4-05)
The families who have one girl child and no male children and parents has underg
one sterilization, aged below 35 years and their family income is below Rs.50000
/- p.a., Initial deposit of Rs.22200/- for one girl child or Rs.15200/each for 2
girl children will be made. An amount of Rs.150/- as monthly incentive will be
given to the child from the 5th year for educational purpose On completion of 20
years, the girl child will receive the lump sum amount on condition that she ha
s appeared for the 10th Std.
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Welfare services for children cont.

Reception centres for adopting new born female babies/Cradle Baby scheme, Crches
for working and ailing mothers,
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Womens Welfare
Women are the most vulnerable group Empowerment of women is the hall mark of the
approach of the Government in its development initiatives (social, political an
d economic)
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The government is playing a conscious role in empowering of women by

The reservation of 33, 1/3rd Jobs for women in Govt. and public sector with carr
y forward policy. 1/3rd of budget of all departments developmental programmes fo
r women. for
The year 2001 was celebrated as Year of Women Empowerment and the year 2003 as th
e Year of Adolescent Girls.
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First women
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Welfare scheme for women

Marriage assistance schemes, service homes, guidance bureau for women, setting u
p of family counselling centres.
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Marriage assistance schemes

Financial assistance is given to daughters of poor widows, orphan girls, widow s
remarriage and intercaste marriage. Minimum age limit of marriage is 20 years T
he quantum of assistance of all marriage schemes except inter-caste marriage is
fixed as Rs.10,000/per beneficiary. For inter-caste marriage, the quantum of ass
istance is fixed as Rs.20,000/- for SC/ ST with FC/ BC/ MBC and Rs.10,000/- for
BC/ MBC with FC.
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Guidance Bureau For Women

Helps needy women especially widows, deserted wives and destitute in
obtaining bank loan, helps women to liaison with other Government departments in
settling LIC dues, provident fund and pension benefits and helps to get admissi
ons for needy children in orphanages, creches etc.
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Service homes
Women in the age group of 18 to 40 and with income not exceeding Rs.12000 p.a. a
re admitted in the service homes with their children. they are provided food, sh
elter, education, stipend, clothing allowance, vocational training in secretaria
l course and tailoring, a lump sum grant for the purchase of raw material
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Tamil Nadu Women s Development Project launched in 1996-97 free gas connections
to newly married couples Women s Self Help Groups (SHGs) Regular group savings fr
om the individual resources of the participating women Vocational training Rural
SHG members to meet, interact, read newspapers and magazines, play games, have
other recreational activities
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Old people
There are 81million older people in India. According to an estimate nearly 40% o
f senior citizens living with their families are reportedly facing abuse of one
kind or another, but only 1 in 6 cases actually comes to light.
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Legislation
The President has given her assent to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and
Senior Citizens Act
punishes children who abandon parents with a prison term of three months or a fi
ne, situation is grim for elderly people in India.
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 National Old Age Pension Scheme

All persons of 65 years and above (belonging to below the poverty line) are elig
ible. Destitute persons who dont have any kind of source of income can also avail
this pension facility. The pension amount is Rs. 400 per month to per person.
Day care centres Free medical care Elders day on 18th November
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Voluntary Organizations Involvement

Old-age homes Help-Age India
Create awareness on need of aged in society, Medicare units, old-age home, day c
entre
Age-Care India
Mobile free geriatric health checkup to rural elderly
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Welfare of the disabled

A disabled is a person who has a disadvantage from an impairment or disability,
which alters his/her normal life in the society Disability can result from accid
ents, disease or birth 10% of world population are disabled
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In Tamilnadu
Department for the Welfare of the Differently Abled Persons has been created und
er the direct supervision of Honble Chief Minister. Government to refer them as D
ifferently Abled Persons as they possess exceptional and extraordinary talents.
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Welfare Activities
National Institute of disabled Rehabilitation council Spastic society of India D
istrict rehabilitative centres Artificial limb manufacturing corporation Trainin
g facilities for Employment
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Other services
Bank loans at concessional rate of interest Concession for travelling in bus, ai
r, train Priority in allotment of Govt. houses Scholarship for students 3% vacan
cy in govt. and public sector Free prosthetic, Braille library, Braille watches
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Drug addicts
Major problem of society 16-35 years are affected Children and youth are mainly
involved
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Stringent legislation
Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substance Act 1985 Prevention of Illicit Traffic
in Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substance Act 1988
Covers areas like production, manufacturing, sales, purchase, warehousing, and c
onsumption of drugs Person can be detained for 3 months
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Welfare program for addicts

Voluntary action agency Counseling centers Public awareness and prevention educa
tion
Street plays, house to house talk, essay, debate
De-addiction campaign Introduction of award scheme for customs officers and info
rmers.
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The underprivileged sections of society

Includes scheduled class, scheduled tribes and other backward classes Also known
as deprived classes of the society because they suffered numerous disabilities
and deprivations 1/4th of the total population are scheduled class and tribes
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 Scheduled Castes Development Bureau, ensure financial and physical benefits for
the benefit of Scheduled Castes.
Under the strategy, States/UTs are required to formulate and implement Special C
omponent Plan (SCP) for Scheduled Castes as part of their Annual Plans by earmar
king resources. Special Central Assistance to Special Component Plan, in which c
ent percent assistance is given as additive to Schedules Caste Sub-Plan of the S
tates/UTs
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The Ministry implements two Acts for protecting the civil rights of the Schedule
d Castes viz. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and The Scheduled Castes and
the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989).
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 Representation in legislatures
Our constitution is providing reservation in Lok Sabha and state legislative in
proportion to their population
Reservation in services
SC/ST will be taken into consideration 22.50% of the total number of the vacanci
es for backward class who are not adequately represented
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Centrally sponsored schemes

Post metric scholarship for students Premetric scholarship for parents in under
occupation Book banks Hostel for girls and boys National Overseas Scholarship-to
go abroad for higher education
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Mandal Commission For Backward Class

27% of the public service post Govt. should finance welfare programs Set up of s
mall scale industry Radical land reform
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Supply Chain of Social Reforms

Government offers various schemes - Supply Social Workers study the schemes avai
lable Beneficiaries of the schemes are identified and made aware - Demand
Each application for benefits is followed up with the Government
Social Workers help the beneficiaries with required formalities for each scheme
The social workers ensure that the beneficiaries receive their deserved benefits
The needy receive the help they need and deserve
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The Difficulties
Officially declared schemes remain on paper due to
Inadequate channeling Lack of awareness
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Solution...
Community health nurse should partner with the Government and bridge the gap tha
t exists between the supply and demand of the schemes and in the process utilize
the widely practiced management skills to help bring about Social Reforms
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THANK YOU
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