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MADURAI DISTRICT
SOCIAL WELFARE
Contact Details:
District Social Welfare O cer,
District Social Welfare O ce,
No. 35, East 2nd Cross Street,
K.K. Nagar,Madurai – 20
O ce Telephone Number 0452- 2580259
Mail ID – dswomadurai[at]gmail[dot]com
CHILD WELFARE
The Government of Tamil Nadu has responded to the issues related to girl children at large and declining child sex
ratio in the state by introducing innovative schemes as follows.
WOMEN WELFARE
Marriage Assistance Schemes:
In order to help poor parents and to encourage them to educate their daughters till the right age, Marriage Assistance
Schemes were introduced by the Government. Marriage Assistance Schemes are implemented to address the
associated problems in bringing up the girl child and her marriage expenses. This scheme also provides for the
marriage of orphan girls, inter-caste marriage, widow’s daughters marriage and widow-remarriage through the
Marriage Assistance Schemes.
The Government provides 8 grams 22 carat Gold coin for making Thirumangalyam with cash assistance of Rs.25,000/-
for non graduate girls and Rs.50,000/- for gradutes girls.
3. E.V.R. Maniammaiyar Ninaivu Marriage Assistance Scheme for daughters of poor widows.
2. Pneuma Home
Bala Medu.Madurai.
Phone No. 98946 86277
Mail ID – pneumatrust[at]gmail[dot]com
2. To improve the Nutritional Status and health status of the children from birth to 6 years.
3. To improve mothers natural child raring practices by giving nutritional and health awareness programme to
mothers.
Bene ciaries
1. Children (0 – 6 years)
2. Pregnant women
3. Lactating mothers
4. Adolescent girls
3. Care for Children and young children and Food delivery method and advice.
2. Medical Checkup.
4. Information, Education, Activities Contact Camp and Actions for Awareness of Main activities.
Prevent & reduce under –nutrition (underweight ) in children (0-6 years) Reduced as 6% by reducing 2% for every year
Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among young children (6-59 months) Reduced as 9% by reducing 3% for every year
Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in the age group of 15-49 yrs years Reduced as
9% by reducing 3% for every year
Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW) Reduced as 6% by reducing 2% for every year
The districts Collectors to monitor the preparatory activities under National Nutrition Mission (NNM) and ensure that
various components of the scheme are implemented within the time frame.
Tamilnadu Government has taken up construction of new anganwadi centres/Baby friendly toilets and provision of
drinking water facilities. During 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Construction of 2001 Anganwadi Centres have been taken
up.
O ce Details:
Name of the O ce District Programme O ce, Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
O ce Address No.1/143 East Street, Melamadai, Madurai -625020
O ce Telephone Number 0452-2533217
O ce E-mail ID d623mdu[at]gmail[dot]com
For more Details visit http://icds.tn.nic.in