WELFARE OF THE WOMEN
The Department of Social Welfare implemented the following
Schemes/Programmes:-
1.Welfare of the Women
Under the Scheme the Department accommodated 11 Working
women at the Department's Working Ladies Hostel at Takyel Lump Sum maintenance
Grant to one Destitute Women Home at Imphal was also extended. The Department
chalked out year long programme on the Women's Empowerment year 2001 in the
first State Level Committee meeting held on 7th March, 2001 (in which all
related State Departments were assigned with the responsibility of the observing
the year in the befitting manner. Accordingly, the observance was continued in
2001-02 and various State Departments observed the same by organizing
Seminars/Workshops on monthly basis.
2.NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (NSAP)
a) National Maternity Benefit Scheme: Financial
assistance to the family below poverty line on the birth of a child was
extended. During the year, 5635 families have been benefited.
b) National Family Benefit
scheme: Under which
financial grant to the family belonging to poverty line when the head of family
who is Primary Bread Winner of the family dies Under the Scheme 599 families
were benefited.
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