Launched in the year 2013 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Kanyashree is a scheme for conditional cash transfer directly to beneficiary Bank Accounts that aims at protecting and empowering adolescent girls by focusing on the twin objectives of ensuring retention in school, and delaying their age of marriage. The Director of Social Welfare is in charge of implementing the Scheme in Kolkata with the Help of the District Project Management Unit.

Unmarried girl students with family income upto Rs. 1,20.000/- in urban areas from 13 years of age to 18 years are given a scholarship of Rs. 750/ year.

One time stipend of Rs. 25,000/- is provided if such students as above are continuing their studies after attaining 18 years.

This is a Central Sector Scheme is wholly funded by the Government of India for the Welfare of Older Persons and aims at improving the quality of their lives, the target group being the individuals aged 60 years and above, particularly the infirm, destitute and widows. Under this programme Old age homes run by NGOs are provided Central funding support on basis of the recommendation of the State Government. The State has 23 Old Age Homes run in collaboration with NGOs and one Government home for Old Infirm Political Sufferers and Destitute at South Garia. Mobile Medical care units and Day care Centres for geriatric care are also run by NGOs. The Directorate of Social welfare is looking after monitoring and processing of Grant proposal for the whole state.

Acentral sector scheme for the Welfare of Older Persons with the aim of improving the quality of their lives.

Target group : Individuals aged 60 years and above, particularly the infirm, destitute and widows.

Old age homes: Run by NGOs with Central funding support andrecommendation and monitoring of the State Government.

The State has 22 Old Age Homes run in collaboration with NGOs and one Government home for Old Infirm Political Sufferers and destitute at South Garia.

Each Unit consists of 25 inmates

Coverage : 525 beneficiaries in 2015-16

Mobile Medical care units for geriatric care run by NGOs in remote rural or urben slum areas

Service provided : health check up and medicine distribution

MULTI SERVICE CENTRE (MSC): Day Care Centre for the destitute elderly persons in the age group of 60 years and above.

Capacity of one unit : 50 persons

Service components : recreation, health care and food (tiffin).

Currently there are 18 units run by 9 NGOs

Regional Resource and Training centre : Calcutta Metripolitan institute of Gerontology

Service Provider NGOs:-

1. SAINPUKUR MATRI SEVIKA SAMITY
2. BIKRAMNAGAR UDAYAN SANGHA
3. KALYAN BHARATI
4. AMAR SEVA SANGHA
5. JANASIKSHA PRACHAR KENDRA
6. VIVEKANANDA LOKSHIKSHA NIKETAN
7. ALL BENGAL WOMEN'S UNION
8. CHILD & S.W. SOCIETY
9. KARIMPUR S.W. SOCIETY
10. CHANDRANATH BOSE SEVA SANGHA
11. SEULIPUR UDAYAN CLUB
12. NETAJI PATHACHAKRA
13. NIMBARK MATH SEVA SAMITY
14. ROYCHAK MORNING STAR CLUB
15. VILLAGE WELFARE SOCIETY
16. NABADIGANTA
17. W.B.S.C.T & MINORITY WELFARE ASSOCIATION
18. HITAL JORE KISHORIBALA DATABYA CHIKITSALAYA
19. SOCIAL WELFARE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
20. VIVEKANANDA LOKSIKSHA NIKETAN
21. NEPURA RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
22. SREE RAMKRISHNA SATYANANDA ASHRAM

Scheme for the prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse at detoxification centres and follow up programme.

Service Providers : Non Government Organisations

Funds : Government of India ,MSJE

Scope of Activity : awareness generation and educating people about the ill effects of substance abuse on the individual , family and society at large ; identification, motivation ,counselling and running de-addiction and after care centres.

Capacity : 15 to 30 bedded treatment cum rehabilitation centres. Currently there are 10 such centres.

RRTC : Run by : The Calcutta Samaritans

This Centrally Sponsored Scheme is implemented through NGOs for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities and is funded by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India for running of Special schools for children with special needs ( both Day care and residential) , OPDs for identification as well as referral services, providing of rehabilitation therapies etc.

Grant proposals for this scheme is also required to be routed through the Directorate of Social Welfare to the State Government and there from to the Government of India for sanction.

Objective : Central Sector Sheme for Welfare of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

Service Providers : NGOs , Interventions :

1. Projects for pre-school and early interventions and training
2. Special School for Mentally Challenged, Hearing Impaired and Visually Impaired. (iii) Project for Cerebral Palsied children.
3. Vocational training for the persons with disabilities.
4. Other special components like Human Resource Development (Diploma in Special Education in Mental Retardation) Teachers’ Training Course.
5. Half Way Home for Psychological Rehabilitation of treated and controlled mentally ill persons
6. Innovation Programme for differently abled persons including leprosy cured persons.

District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRC)-

In West Bengal there are 16 DDRC which have been earmarked to run in 16 districts. The programme have been entrusted for screening, identification, certification of persons with disabilities, also for properly monitoring ADIP scheme, implementation and looking after all disability related matter as desired by the District Management Team with District Magistrate as the head.

This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for prevention of trafficking, rescue and rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of trafficking. The scheme is implemented through NGOs. Two NGOs, Women’s Interlink Foundation and HASUS are running Home under the scheme in West Bengal. The Directorate of Social Welfare is monitoring implementation and processes proposal for sending those to Government of India through the State Government for sanction of Grants.

Scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Funded by : the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES :

Social Welfare/Women and Child Welfare Department of State Government, Urban Local Bodies,

Reputed Public/Private Trust or Voluntary Organizations.

THE COMPONENTS OF SCHEME

1. PREVENTION

2. RESCUE

3. REHABILITATION

4. RE-INTEGRATION

5. REPATRIATION

DDRCs are entrusted with the screening, identification and certification of persons with disabilities in the districts and they also monitor the implementation of ADIP and acts as Resource Centre. DDRCs are run under the monitoring and guidance of District Monitoring Team (DMT) formed with representatives of the implementing NGO and senior officials from District Administration. There are 16 DDRCs sanctioned for West Bengal. Here also the Grants are released by the Government of India on the basis of recommendation of The Director of Social Welfare and Secretary, Department of Women Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal.

This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for providing grant in aid to implementing Voluntary organisations for purchase fabrication and distribution of prosthetic aids, and appliances which help persons with disability to attain the capacity of independent living. Director of Social Welfare and Secretary, Department of Women Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal are recommending authorities.