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 two Ministers-of-State namely Shri Ramdas Athawale and Shri B L Verma.
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. Shri Amit Yadav (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.Ms. Caralyn Khongwar Deshmukh (IAS, MP:1996) and Mr.Biswaranjan Sasmal (IRS-IT: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:-
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Mrs. Caralyn Khongwar Deshmukh, AS |
Vigilance |
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Matters related to the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) |
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Revision of lists for SCs (RL Cell) and matters relating to Justice Balakrishnan Commission |
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Facilitation/ RTI Cell, CR-RR Section |
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Matters relating to Commission to examine sub-categorization of OBCs (CESOB) |
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Matters relating to the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) |
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Matters relating to Development and Welfare Board for Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities (DWBDNCs) |
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All matters relating to OBCs /EWS |
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PM- Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India(PM-YASASVI) |
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Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS-OBC) |
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Media |
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Coordination |
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Parliament, Legal Cell |
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International Conventions and Agreements on matters dealt within the Departmentand G-20 |
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Matters related to Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF)/DAIC-DANM/BJRNF |
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The matters assigned to Shri Shailendra Kumar, JS is routed through him. (except Establishment, Cash Section & General Administration) |
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Samras Cell |
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PCR-PoA |
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PM-Anusuchit Jati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) |
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Project Monitoring Units (PMUs) |
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Capacity Building |
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Matters related to National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) at Department level |
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IT Division |
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The matters related to EID Division(assigned to Economic Adviser) is routed through her. |
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The matters related to SEED (assigned to Shri V. Appa Rao, CEO) is routed through her. |
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The matters related to DAPSC (assigned to Ms. Pratima Gupta, DDG) is routed through her. |
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Shri Biswaranjan Sasmal, AS |
Scholarships for Higher Education for young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS- SCs) |
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Pre &Post Matric Scholarship Schemes for SCs |
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Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) |
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Scheme of Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Area (SRESHTA) |
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Mrs. Yogita Swaroop, Sr. EA |
Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 (MS Act 2013) |
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All matters relating to the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) |
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Examination and preparation of comments on Draft Cabinet Note/ CCEA/EFC/SFC/PIB/DIB Notes of other Ministries |
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Economic Survey |
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Gati Shakti Sanchar Portal and AKAM |
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Matters related to SDG 2030 |
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Policy/regulatory framework to attract private sector funds/PPP |
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National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMSTE) |
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The National Safai Karamchari Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) |
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Ms. Monali P. Dhakate, JS |
Atal Vayo AbhyudayYojana (AVYAY) |
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The Maintenance and welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (56 of 2007) |
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All other matters relating to Senior Citizens |
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Pradhan Mantri Dakshataaur Kushalata Sampann Hitgrahi Yojna (PM-DAKSH) |
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Mrs. Radhika Chakravarthy JS |
LGBTQIA+ |
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Welfare of Transgender Persons. |
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Matter relating to Prohibition, Rehabilitation of victims of alcoholism and substance abuse, and their families. |
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National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) |
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Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) |
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Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood & Enterprise (SMILE) (Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons) |
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Mrs. Pratima Gupta, DDG |
Matters related to Pragati Portal |
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Evaluation Studies of Scheme of the Department |
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Monitoring matters and issues related to Niti Aayog |
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Handbook/All Statistics related matters |
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Output-Outcome framework |
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Gender Budget |
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Preparation of Annual Report |
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Sectoral Group of Secretaries (SGoS)/ Vision Document |
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Public Grievances (CPGRAM), PM-CARES |
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Overall Coordination of E-Samiksha |
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Social Audit of Schemes |
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I- MESA- Awareness generation, research, evaluation and training |
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All other matters related to Statistics Division |
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Development Action Plan for SCs (DAPSC) and related matters/ schemes |
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Ms. Debolina Thakur, JS & FA |
Budget & IFD |
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Release of funds as per budgetary support, audit paras, |
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PAC, EFC, and SFC of the department in conjunction with the concerned Joint Secretary and Standing Committee work related to Demands for Grants. |
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To be consulted in formulation of schemes, annual plans, vision document, OOMF, Gender budgeting, PPP, EAP, NitiAayog issues, enabling policy & regulatoryframework to attract private sector funds. |
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Shri Ajay Srivastava, EA ((Economic Inclusion Division) |
Venture Capital Funds etc |
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Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme |
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VISVAS scheme for SC’s and OBC’s |
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PM-SURAJ, Loan schemes of NSFDC and NBCFDC |
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Beggary component of SMILE(Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood &Enterprise (SMILE) |
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Shri Shailendra Kumar, JS |
Establishment, Cash Section |
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General Administration |
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Official Language |
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Corporate Cell |
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Narmada and all R&R matters |
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Matters related to National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) including Joint Cadre Group A Posts of NCSC-MSJE |
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NCBC, NCSK & JBCI |