Organisational Set-Up

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is entrusted with the welfare, social Justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized section of the society viz. Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, and Victims of Drug Abuse etc.

Basic objective of the policies, programmes, law and institution of the Indian welfare system is to bring the target groups into the mainstream of development by making them self-reliant.

The Ministry is headed by　Dr. Virendra Kumar, Cabinet Minister and ably assisted by three Ministers-of-State namely　Shri A. Narayanaswamy, Km. Pratima Bhoumik and Shri Ramdas Athawale

　

There are two departments viz. Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.　Ms. Anjali Bhawra (IAS)　is the　Secretary　of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment. Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal (IAS) is the　Secretary　of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Shri Surendra Singh (IAS, JH:1993) is the Additional Secretary of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.

 

The Bureau Head wise Allocation of work in　Department　of Social Justice and Empowerment is　as follows:-