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 Sudhansh Pant (IAS, RJ:1991) is the Secretary of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ms. Mona K. Khandhar (IAS, GJ:1996) is the Additional Secretary of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.Ms. V. Vidyavathi (IAS, KN:1991) is the Secretary of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
The Bureau Head wise Allocation of work in Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is as follows:-
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Name of the officer |
Work allocated |
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Ms. Mona K. Khandhar, AS |
Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. |
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PM-Anusuchit Jati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) |
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Beggary component of SMILE(Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood & Enterprise (SMILE) |
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Rehabilitation for Transgender Persons component of SMILE(Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood & Enterprise (SMILE) |
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Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. |
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LGBTQIA+ and Welfare of Transgender Persons. |
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IT Division |
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Ms. Yogita Swaroop, Sr. EA |
On leave |
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Ms. Debolina Thakur AS & FA |
Budget & IFD |
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Release of funds as per budgetary support, audit paras, 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, PPP, EAP, NITI Aayog issues, enabling policy & regulatory framework to attract private sector funds. |
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Gender Budgeting |
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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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Media |
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Matters relating to Development and Welfare Board for Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities (DWBDNCs) |
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The matters related to SEED (assigned to CEO, DWBDNCs) will be routed through him. |
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Shri Sanjay Chilwarwar, JS |
Economic Inclusion Division (Venture Capital Funds, Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme, VISVAS scheme for SC’s and OBC’s, PM-SURAJ, Loan schemes of NSFDC and NBCFDC etc.) |
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Economic Survey |
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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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Policy/regulatory framework to attract private sector funds/PPP |
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Shri Shailendra Kumar, JS |
Establishment, Cash Section |
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General Administration, Vigilance |
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Official Language, Corporate Cell, Narmada and all R&R matters |
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SCD-VI Section ( Matters related to NCSC, NCBC, NCSK& JBCI at Department level) |
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Revision of lists for SCs (RL Cell) |
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Facilitation/ RTI Cell, CR-RR Section |
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Parliament, Legal Cell |
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Matters related to Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF)/DAIC-DANM/BJRNF |
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Coordination |
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Gati Shakti Sanchar Portal and AKAM |
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Matters related to SDG 2030 |
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Shri Parveen Kumar Thind, JS |
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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Matters relating to the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) |
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Matters relating to Commission to examine sub-categorization of OBCs (CESOB) |
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All matters relating to OBCs /EWS |
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Samras Cell |
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Matters related to the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) |
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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-SCs) |
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Shri Sandeep Rewaji Rathod, JS |
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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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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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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International Conventions and Agreements on matters dealt within the Department and G-20 matters |
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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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Ms. 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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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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Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework |