Social welfare

The Government has taken various steps to improve the socio-economic and educational status of minority communities. Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme It is an overarching programme covering various schemes/initiatives of different Ministries/Departments by Earmarking 15% of targets/ outlays for the minorities or specific monitoring of the flow of benefits/ funds to minorities or areas […]

Transgender According to WHO, Transgender is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity and expression do not conform to the norms and expectations traditionally associated with the sex assigned to them at birth Problems faced by Transgender communities in India  Discrimination – They are the victim of stigmatization and exclusion by the society Forced to

Divyangjans Divyang is a Hindi word that means “divine body part.” The Hon’ble Prime Minister gave the term ‘Divyangjan’ to the Persons with Disabilities and launched the Accessible India Campaign in 2015. In India, people with disabilities are known as Divyangjan. Government Initiatives to empower Divyangjan:  Department of Divyangjan:  The Ministry of Social Justice &

India has 2.96 crore orphaned or abandoned children, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The Ministry of Women and Child Development reported in its annual report for 2020-21 that there were 2.56 lakh children living in 7,164 child care institutions (CCIs) across the country. Government Initiatives: Mission Vatsalya:  Mission Vatsalya shall include Child

Social Security Schemes for Farmers: NREGA 2005: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 was initiated with the objective of “enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work”. In 2009 an amendment