This document discusses India's social welfare system and programs. It provides definitions of key terms like social welfare and social institutions. It outlines priority groups for welfare like children, women, the elderly, disabled people, and underprivileged sections of society. It then describes important welfare programs for different groups like the National Old Age Pension Scheme for the elderly, welfare schemes for women including One Stop Centers and STEP, and welfare for children, scheduled castes, and the disabled. It also discusses difficulties implementing welfare programs and potential solutions.

1. PRACTICE TEACHING
ON
SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM
Done by: Snegan .J

2. INTRODUCTION
• A social welfare system is a scheme for
providing financial aid to individuals or
families in need in a society.
• Often funded in whole or in part by the
government, social welfare programs
are designed to cover costs of food,
housing, healthcare, childcare, among
others.
• Most social welfare systems have a list
of eligibility requirements for individuals
wishing to receive financial support.

3. 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)

4. HISTORY

5. SOCIAL INSITUTIONS
• Social institutions are networks of relationships that carry
out the essential social functions. They are formalized
way of providing resources for helping to meet human
needs.

6. PRIORITY GROUPS
• (a) Children in need
• (b) Women
• (C)Old people
• (d) Disabled
• (e) People with ill-health
• (f) Under privileged sections of society

7. IMPORTANT PROGRAM

8. WELFARE FOR WOMEN
• Women empowerment is done under the Ministry of Women and
Child Development and the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• 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
and economic)
• 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 carry
forward policy.
• 1/3rd of budget of all departments for developmental programmes for women
empowerment.

9. One Stop Centre Scheme :
• This scheme is popularly known as 'Sakhi'. It was implemented on April 1,
2015, with the 'Nirbhaya' fund. One-Stop Centres are established at
various locations all over the country to provide shelter, police desk, legal,
medical and counselling services to victims of violence under one roof,
integrated with a 24-hour helpline.
s.t.e.p:
• the Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP)
Scheme exists to provide skills that give employability to women and to
provide competencies and skill that enable women to become self-
employed/entrepreneurs

10. WELFARE FOR CHILDREN
• Childrens are more vulnerable group in the society
• Constitute about 40% of Indian Population
• IMR 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

12. WELFARE FOR OLDERS
• There are 81million older people in India.
• According to an estimate nearly 40% of 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.
• There will be no way of income if
the individual does not have any off
springs and he /she will strave for living .
• The President has given 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 fine, situation is grim for elderly
people in India.

13. • .
• National Old Age Pension Scheme :
All persons of 65 years and above (belonging
to below the poverty line) are eligible. Destitute persons who don’t have any kind of
source of income can also avail this pension facility. The pension amount is Rs. 400
per month to per person.
 National Elder’s day on 18th November

15. WELFARE OF 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 accidents, disease or
birth deformity
• 10% of world population are
disabled

16. • Department for the Welfare of the Differently Abled Persons has been created under
the direct supervision of Hon’ble Chief Minister.
• Government to refer them as Differently Abled Persons as they possess exceptional
and extraordinary talents.

18. WELFARE FOR SCHEDULE PEOPLE
Scheduled castes are those castes/races
in the country that suffer from extreme
social, educational and economic
backwardness arising out of age-old
practice of untouchability and certain
others on account of lack of
infrastructure facilities and geographical
isolation, and who need special
consideration for safeguarding their
interests and for their accelerated socio-
economic development.

19. • 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 as 22.50% of the total number
of the vacancies for backward class who are
not adequately represented

20. § Scheduled class, scheduled tribes and other backward classes
Also known as deprived classes of
the society because they numurus disabilities and deprivations
§ 1/4th of the total population are scheduled class and tribes
§ Scheduled Castes Development Bureau, ensure financial and physical
benefits for the benefit of Scheduled Castes.
• The Ministry implements two Acts for protecting the civil rights of the
Scheduled Castes viz. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and The
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act,
1989).

21. THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR WELFAR SCHEMES

22. • THE DIFFICULTIES ON SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMES ?
• OFFICIALLY DECLARED SCHEMES FROM GOVERNMENT REMAIN
ONLY ON THE PAPERS RATHER THAN IMPLEMENTING
• DUE TO:
1. INADEQUTE CHANNELING OF SCHEME
2. LACK OF AWARNESS MOSTELY

23. SOLUTIONS

24. Done by:
snegan.J