Social Security, Women and Child (sswcd.punjab.gov.in): Contacts

This scheme is being implemented in the 100 blocks of the Punjab State. The main objective of the scheme is to improve the nutritional and health status of girls in the age group of 11-18 years for the girls who are living in BPL families to provide the required literacy and numeracy skills through the Non- Formal stream of education, to stimulate a desire for more social exposure and knowledge and to help them improve their decision making capabilities, to train and equip the adolescent girls to improve/upgrade home–based and vocational skills, to promote awareness of health, hygiene, nutrition and family welfare etc.

A scheme of Integrated Child Development Services was launched in 1975-76 as experiment basis with holistic approach to provide integrate services for the development of children.

Ministry of Women and Child Development, GoI has launched Integrated Child Protection Scheme in the year 2009-10. Scheme provides protection to the two target group who are below the age of 18 years:

All the women of 60 years and above residing in the State of Punjab andWomen residing with the State Govt. employees staying in Chandigarh have been given the benefit w.e.f. 1.12.97 for FREE TRAVEL CONCESSION in the Punjab Roadways and Pepsu Road Transport Corporation Buses. All the Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) have been authorized to issue such passes on production of age proof. The State Govt. has partially modified the earlier policy and now facility is being provided on 50% concession bus fare in the State Govt. Buses vide order No.4/30/96-2SS/5397 dated 12.11.99.

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