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8.2 SOCIAL WELFARE
Introduction
Various socio-economic indices such as representation in workforce, type of work in which women are engaged, literacy, health, mortality, dependency upon agriculture for employment, etc. revealed that woman and children are the most disadvantaged category of population in terms of income and family circumstances requiring support and guidance.
United Nations Commission on Status of Women says:
"Women who constitute half of the world's population by virtue of an accident of birth, perform two thirds of world's work, receive one tenth of its income and own less than one hundredth of its property. In India, while they produce 50 percent of the food commodities consumed by the country, they earn only 10 percent of the income and own 10 percent of the property of wealth of the country. Merely providing certain rights and protection from social inequalities in status books does not solve the issue of their socio-economic status. Measures to improve the status of women and their quality of life must be wedded to various economic development programmes".
The Constitution guarantees formal equality and radical social reforms, forbidding child marriage (below the age of 18 for a girl), legalizing remarriage of widows and providing equal share to women in the joint family property under the Inheritance Act which introduced important innovations in the Indian social structure affecting women's status and role. But the mere enactment of laws does not change attitudes, and ironically, these advances in social legislation have engendered in some measure an attitude of complacency whilst the views of society towards the position of women have not changed much over the years.
6,21,10,839 -6 Yrs))
64.6 Male Literacy (%)
82.3 Decadal Growth Rate (%)
11.19
Demographic Profile - 2001- Tamil Nadu Population 6,21,10,839 Area in Sq Kms 1,30,058 Density 478 Sex Ratio 986 Juvenile Sex Ratio 939 (0-6 Years) Total Literacy (%) 73.55 Male Literacy (%) 82.3 Female Literacy (%) 64.6 Decadal Growth rate (%) 11.19
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The present status of women and children can be attributed to the following factors
q The patrilineal system
q Crucial decision making powers within the households are still with the males
q A marked preference for the male child
q Gender disparity in food intake levels
q The prevalence of the dowry System
q The social and economic status of widows, destitute and disabled
Thus, to sum up, early marriage, preceded by a cheerless childhood, a grueling exercise of dowry raising by the family, adjustment to a strange family at the husband's home, anxiety about giving birth to male children, the curbs on freedom of eating, sleeping, talking and moving, the various intrigues for position among the women, the manipulation of males (sons) and a pathetic old age and unprotected widowhood are the prospects facing the majority of women and children. Whether the experience is bitter or happy, it is largely made so by agencies other than her own will and outside of her control. Within the family, a woman is treated as a social and financial dependent, controlled by the family in every aspect of her life; having had little or no education, her worth is measured in terms of her ability to produce male children or bring in money/assets; she no longer belongs to her father's family whilst her position in her husband's family is conditional.
Whilst the way a woman lives may seem to have not changed much over the years, there is some evidence that the manner in which women have begun to perceive themselves and their surroundings is beginning to undergo a change. Some women are beginning to question if this is all there is to life. The cocoon that had sheltered and given security and comfort to previous generations of women can no longer provide them to the younger women in the present highly materialistic and changing society. Effective interventions through process-oriented development and empowerment programmes for women and children have been found to be successful in improving her status in family and society, while giving her a feeling of self-worth.
The development of women and children to their full potential constitutes an essential component in the country's total human resource development effort. Nurturing the children, who are the tender seedlings of the social field is necessary. Poor widows, destitute women, pregnant and lactating women need greater attention and support. Keeping these needs in mind special attention has been given by the State over the Plan periods through a number of programmes under Social Welfare sector for the welfare, development and rehabilitation of women, children, persons with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups such as the aged, street children, the delinquent children, children in distress, maladjusted women and those who come in conflict with law.
The institutions in the State for the welfare of children, women, disabled, orphaned, neglected children, old people and juveniles comprise 212 creches, 25 orphanages, 130 co-operative societies, 46 training centres,
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5 production centres, 6 service homes, 8 working women's hostels, 11520 Mahalir manrams, 10 old age homes, 206 special schools, 25 special / juvenile homes, 19 observation homes, 6 protective / vigilance homes and 23 night shelters for street and working children.
Review of Ninth Five Year Plan
The Ninth Plan outlay for the Social Welfare sector was Rs. 200 crores and the anticipated expenditure is Rs. 176.49 crores constituting 88.24% of Ninth plan outlay. The Department wise expenditure details are as follows:-
Ninth Plan Outlay and Expenditure
Ninth Plan (Rs. in crores) Department
Outlay Anticipated Expenditure
%
1. Rehabilitation of disabled 45.44 24.63 54.21
2. Directorate of Social Welfare 65.08 55.79 85.73
i) Direction and Administration 4.00 0.48 11.99
ii) Child Welfare 21.07 31.42 149.15
iii) Women's Welfare 38.36 21.05 54.87
iv) Poor and Destitutes 1.45 2.60 179.20
v) Tribal Sub Plan 0.20 0.24 122.40
3. Social Defence 23.41 9.91 42.33
4. Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Ltd.,
66.07 81.09 122.73
5. Others 0.00 5.07 -
Total 200.00 176.49 88.24
The important schemes implemented during the Ninth Plan period through various departments under Social Welfare are as follows:- 1) Welfare of the Disabled
• Distribution of Identity cards for the disabled
• Training for early Detection and Intervention of Disability
• Special Education for Disabled
• Vocational Training for Disabled
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A. Physical Performance Sl. No. Scheme Target Achievement
1 Marriage Assistance Scheme for Blind, Deaf and Ortho
1665 1049
2 Subsidy On the Job Training, Self Employment and Unemployment
9291 9035
3 Maintenance Allowance and Law Graduate Allowance
27,050 30,041
4 Aids and Appliances and Polio Eradication 38,470 36,485
5
Education Starting of New/High/Higher Schools, Furniture equipments and Scribe Assistance
1000 1000
6
Strengthening of Directorate / District Rehabilitation Office
- -
B. Financial Performance
(Rs. in crores) Allocation
Achievement
25.76
24.96
2. Commissionerate of Social Welfare § Marriage assistance schemes
§ Linking Marriage assistance schemes for girl children with education
§ Setting up of family counselling centers
§ Gender Sensitization
§ Provision of social security measures for old people
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A Physical Performance
Name of the Scheme Physical Target
Physical Achievement
Remarks
Direction & Administration District Establishment 29 29 29 Computers purchased
and given to all District Social Welfare Offices.
Strengthening of Directorate of Social Welfare
Purchase 1 Xerox Machine, 1 A.C. and 10 Slotted Angles to Commissionerate of Social Welfare
Grants to Commission for Women
4
4 Conducted 2 Seminars and 2 workshops at Women Commission
Child Welfare Setting up of Reception Centres for adopting new born
4
4 Four centres have been opened in Madurai, Theni, Dindigul & Dharmapuri
Crèches for children working and ailing mothers
100 100 New Creches have been started.
Scheme for promotion of awareness in children adoption
Rally conducted in Salem and Dharmapuri
Assistance to Karunai Illam
42 Homes 42 Homes
Assistance to Scheme for Girl Child Welfare
14808 1171 Beneficiaries The G.O. has been issued only on 30-12-2001 and this scheme has been in effect
Women Welfare Issue of saving certificate to encourage widow remarriage
1013
1048 Beneficiaries
Marriage Assistance for orphan girls
435 489 Beneficiaries
Guidance Bureau for Women
- - Salary Component
Continuance of Higher Studies by inmates of Service homes & Govt. orphanages
125 115 Beneficiaries
Managerial Training for executive staff
600 280 Beneficiaries
Service home in Districts
1700 1600 Beneficiaries
Setting up of Family Counseling Centres by Social Welfare Board
15
15 Centres
Conduct of Legal Literacy awareness programme of women
- 144 Lecturers 1800 Students
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Name of the Scheme Physical Target
Physical Achievement Remarks
Gender Sensitization Programme
- 320 Police officials 25 Judicials
28 Resource Persons
Welfare Of Aged, Infirm And Destitutes Home for aged owned by Voluntary Agencies
9 9 Homes 1150 Beneficiaries
Home for aged owned by Voluntary Agencies
25
25 orphanages
Tribal Area Sub Plan Opening of Tailoring Centres
325 290 Beneficiaries
Other Expenditure
Tamil Nadu Government Inter caste Marriage Assistance Scheme
5306
6395 Beneficiaries
B. Financial Performance (Rs. in crores) B. Name of the Sector Outlay Actuals
Direction and Administration 4.00 4.13
Child Welfare 21.06 28.45
Women Welfare 77.81 76.86
Welfare of Aged, Infirm and Destitute 1.45 0.41
Tribal Areas Sub Plan 0.20 0.29
Total 104.52 110.14
3. Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Ltd.
♦ Capacity building of about 19 lakh families through SHG, A&R training, credit linkage & Income generation Programs (IGPs)
♦ EDP training for 5 lakh women followed by Vocational Training Pograms(VTP)
♦ State Chanelising Agency(SCA) for RMK, NMDFC & NBCFDC
♦ Gender sensitization for 85,000 Police Personnel
♦ Mutram monthly magazine (one lakh one thousand copies a month) & quarterly mF newsletter (6000 copies)
♦ NGO & Volunteers Resource Centre (NVRC) for capacity building
♦ Website for Experience Sharing on Empowerment of Women
♦ Schemes like SGSY have become women friendly & empowerment centric
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♦ Convergence Government Order issued and convergence established with various Departments through SHGs.
♦ Entire TamilNadu covered under MaThi;
♦ Federating SHGs
A. Physical Performance Scheme Target (IX Plan) Achievement
1.TamilNadu Women’s Development Project
SHGs 60,000 1,03,157
Women 10,00,000 1,777,001
2.Women’s Recreation Centres NO TARGET 250
3.Vocational Training Program NO TARGET 1100
4.Entrepreneurship Development Program NO TARGET 16265
B. Financial Performance (Rs. in crores)
Name of Scheme IX Plan Outlay
Actuals
1. TamilNadu Women’s Development Project 63.00 68.53
2. Entrepreneurship Development Project 0.87 0.86 3. Vocational Training Program 0.41 4. District Level Marketing &Training Centre 0.00 5. Free LPG 0.00 6 Women Recreation Centre 0.12 7. Mathi Arivoli 0.00
TOTAL 63.87 69.92 4. Social Defence
• Protection of Women and Children from neglect, mal-treatment, abuse and exploitation
• Intervention strategies and programmes for their re-integration
• To ensure the welfare of exploited Women and girls
• To implement welfare programmes for Street Children
• Providing counselling and guidance on child abuse through NGOs.
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A. Physical Performance
Name of the Scheme
Physical Target
(Beneficiaries)
Physical Achievement
(Beneficiaries)
State Level Programme Development and Monitoring Cell Government Approved Schools 1750 1500 Assistance to Tamil Nadu Welfare Fund for the Rehabilitation of victims of moral exploitation
100
Scheme for control of Juvenile Social Mal-adjustment (50:50)
12500
14000
Programmes for Infrastructure facilities for Government Juvenile / Special Homes (50:50)
2500
2500
Creation of facilities to Government Juvenile / Special Homes (50:50)
50
50
Strengthening of Guidance Bureau and Counselling Centres
5 5
Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System by establishing Juvenile Welfare Boards and Observation Homes under NGOs
720
400
Strengthening the Directorate of Social Defence Assistance to Half Way Homes 150
100
Strengthening of Vocational Training
3675
1200
B. Financial Performance (Rs. in crores)
Approved Outlay Allocation Expenditure
23.40 10.91 10.94 Goals/ Objectives In Tenth Plan
Human development and improvement in quality of life are the ultimate objectives of any welfare State. Planning with a vision for the future is the key tool for achieving these objectives. Planning takes into account the resources required for human development and human resources available for carrying out the plan.
Successive Five Year Plans have provided the policy framework and funding for building up nationwide infrastructure and manpower.
During the next two decades there will be massive increase in the population, especially child population. The country will have to face the challenge and utilize the opportunity to rapidly achieve both improvement in human development and also sustaining the achievement.
Though the planning in social sector was tremendously focussed towards the vulnerable group, achievement was not upto the expected level since the welfare measures drawn under various schemes are implemented vertically and lack of convergence results in adopting “scheme approach” rather than “sector approach”. To correct this, a comprehensive action plan
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was needed combining and promoting synergy among nutrition, health, education, environment adopting “sector wide approach”, so that the end beneficiary gets the maximum benefits from all areas.
The 15 point programme for child welfare drawn up in 1993 was accordingly revamped enriching it with three more vital areas, thus making it a 18 point programme with specific goals. The 18 points are the thrust areas of intervention addressing the needs of the most vulnerable groups viz., women and children.
The Directorate of Social Welfare is the nodal agency for coordinating the implementation of the 18 point programme for women and children. Each of these indicators are further subdivided and targets have been set against each of the indicators given below and it is reviewed on a monthly basis
18 Point Programme for Women and Children Point No Thrust Areas
1. Improving the health of adolescents especially of Adolescent girls.
2. To liberate women from the shackles of early and frequent child bearing.
3. Eradication of Female Foeticide and Female infanticide.
4. Reduction of Low birth weight.
5. Elimination of vaccine preventable diseases.
6. Prevention of Disability in early childhood and early detection and intervention.
7. Early childhood care and Development – Focus on parenting role and responsibilities during the first three years life.
8. Reduction of IMR.
9. Reduction of severe and moderate malnutrition among 0-3 years children.
10. Elimination of deficiencies.
10a. Elimination of Vit.A deficiency.
10b. Elimination of iodine deficiency disorders.
10c. Reduction of Anemia in children, Adolescent Girls and pregnant women.
11. Popularizing Girl child protection scheme and improving the status of the girl child.
12. Make all hospitals and maternity centers women and child friendly.
13. Prevention of Early child identification of Heart Diseases and Free open Heart Surgeries for Children.
14. Elimination of child labour.
15. Ensuring 8 years of Schooling for every child.
16. Safe Drinking water supply and better access to Sanitary facilities at all schools, child care centres.
17. Raising Women’s Literacy and Status.
18. Empowerment of Women through Self Help Groups.
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Convergence of services Convergence of services of all departments under Social Welfare at the block and village level are a vital component of the empowerment of the poor as part of the linkage building process for the poor. It is well known that strengthening existing "connections" and building new connections would bring in a sustainable growth process. This will be given top priority under X Plan.
Promoting Micro Credit To be asset less, unemployed, illiterate, destitute and yet over worked, tired and weak is the lot of most rural women in India. Yet, although accorded little social status or recognition, women's earnings are frequently essential to the survival of the family. In many cases women are the actual de facto heads of the family by virtue of desertion, migration, illness, unemployment or the addictive habits of their husbands. At the same time, through their lack of recognition in society, women are powerless, deprived of access to improved means of production through credit, technical advice, training, marketing skills etc. Hence, promoting micro credit with groups of women is increasingly seen as the panacea for reducing poverty and empowering women. In the past decade, the Indian Government, NABARD and various NGOs have started a variety of group based micro credit programs based on this principle. The Tamil Nadu Women's Development Project has shown a way to empower poor women through a unique partnership between Government, NGOs and Banks. The Tamil Nadu Women's Development Project launched in 1989 with assistance from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), successfully sowed the seeds of Women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs), under which rural women were successfully motivated and assisted to take up savings and credit to improve their economic status, while also facilitating social change, increased awareness and self-confidence. The process, besides enabling collective and individual benefit to the women participant women-members of the target groups, has also enabled village development to take place.
Gender Equity Under Tenth Plan barriers to gender equity on the demand side also need to be addressed. This includes sensitization of men on reproductive and sexual rights of women and their responsibility in this regard, changing public attitudes towards inequalities in distribution of food and health care, strengthening knowledge on infertility and sex-determination, and promoting health insurance or credit for poor women through better convergence between health and village-level community based organisations.
Institutional Structures for Addressing Violence Against Women Several institutional structures that exist for addressing violence against women needs to be sensitized and strengthened through all women Police stations, free legal aid board, Family Counselling Centres, as well as State Commission for Women which have been established in Tamil Nadu
Elimination of Child Abuse and Child Prostitutes A comprehensive approach will be followed for elimination of child abuse and child prostitutes will be identified and rehabilitated. Based on the need, setting up of creches, homes for abandoned children, crisis intervention centres, short stay homes for mothers and children will be taken up. Adoption procedure will be simplified and adoption will be promoted. With a view to preventing female
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infanticide in the districts, cradle baby scheme and girl child assistance scheme will be continued. For the welfare of juveniles, the new Juvenile Justice Care and Protection Act 2000 will be implemented in its spirit. The children on the streets will be ensured their rights and rehabilitated properly with the objective of ensuring that no child is left on the streets during Tenth Plan. Institutionalization of children in childcare institutions will be reduced and the child right to family will be ensured.
Unmet Needs of the Aged In order to overcome the vulnerability of the aged, a range of service provisions will be established to fulfil the unmet needs of the growing ageing population. Hence focus will be on income, health, peer support, accommodation, community education and recreational programmes to ameliorate the existing circumstances of the aged. The existing scheme of provision of noon meal will be continued, old age pension scheme will be continued, new old age homes and day care centres will be started, community based programmes will be encouraged, more service schemes will be launched in rural areas, health care needs will be taken care of, dental and eye camps will be conducted, vocational training will be given for income-earning and Dying Destitute Homes will be set up in big districts to take care of dying old destitutes.
Rehabilitation of the Disabled For the rehabilitation of the disabled, thrust will be given on early detection of disabilities, immunisation of girls against Rubella, awareness creation on prevention of disabilities, training to personnel at different levels, provision of educational facilities, setting up of special schools in the districts where there are no special schools at present, introduction of new courses, new techniques and teaching materials, integrated education with resource rooms and resource teachers, supportive facilities like scholarships, transport, hostels, aids and appliances, vocational training, employment and self-employment opportunities, on-job training to visually handicapped and hearing impaired persons, awareness creation through mass media, strengthening of the existing schools, provision of environment friendly access facilities such as ramps, toilets etc., in public places, community based rehabilitation, issue of National disability identity card and surgical correction to orthopaedically handicapped persons / spinal cord injured persons. Monitoring and periodical evaluation will be built-in in all the welfare programmes.
Focus Areas Under Tenth Plan
♦ Implementation of new Act, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
♦ Creation of Juvenile Justice Board in 9 places.
♦ To socially & economically empower 35 lakh below poverty line families through very poor and disadvantaged women in TamilNadu
♦ Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP), Vocational Training Program (VTP), Credit Linkage leading to Income Generation Programs
♦ Forming Federations and strengthening the existing Federations
♦ Literacy of SHG members and their families
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♦ Convergence of all the poverty alleviation programmes implemented by the Govt. through Self Help Groups
♦ Gender Sensitization
♦ To safeguard the right to survival, protection, care, development and education of every child
♦ Special and priority attention will be given to the most vulnerable groups.
♦ Sector Wide Approach combining and promoting synergy among Nutrition, Health, Education and Environment.
♦ Improving the health of Adolescents especially Adolescent Girls
♦ Early Childhood Care and Development
♦ Proper Institutional Care for the elderly
Strategies for Tenth Plan 1. Welfare of the Disabled
§ Starting of Special Schools for Deaf and Mentally Retarded
§ Starting of Secondary Grade Teacher Training Institute for Visually Impaired and orthopaedically Handicapped
§ Vocational Training to Disabled in Computer and Lab Technician Courses
§ Sports Events Cultural Programmes for the Disabled Construction of Barrier-free structures in Public Buildings
2. Commissionerate of Social Welfare
• Implementation of Tamil Nadu 18 Point Programme for Women and Children Welfare
• Countering the menace of Female Infanticide by vigorously implementing the Cradle Baby Scheme
• Implementing the Restructured Girl Child Protection Scheme
• Improving Child Care Services by constructing New Crèches
• Popularizing Rubella Vaccination
• Construction of New Anganwadi Centers
• Starting of New Service Homes
• Implementing the various Marriage Assistance Schemes
• Tackling the problem of exploitation of Women and Children, Family Counselling Centres
3. Tamilnadu Corporation For Development Of Women Ltd.
• Strong partnership with Banks/NABARD/NGOs
• Specific Targeting of the poorest of poor
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• Planned NGO support & guidance
• Systematic Training for women
• Financial Discipline through Internal Lending
• External credit for good groups as incentive Experience sharing through federations
• Sustainability through Participatory approach
4. Social Defence
v Carrier counselling / guidance to children through NGOs.
v Reducing the institutionalization of children by providing alternatives like Foster Care etc.,
v Forming of Childline Services in district Head quarters.
v Prevention of Trafficking and Exploitation of Women and Children through education, public awareness and economic alternatives.
v Creation of a cell for prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse.
v Upgrading the facilities in the Observation Homes, Juvenile Homes, Special Homes and other institutions with minimum standards including professional services.
v Establishment of community college for skill development and job oriented vocational training.
v Developing the data base and improving the administration of the Directorate with e-governance. Carrier counselling / guidance to children through NGOs.
Tenth Plan Programmes and Outlay
For the Tenth Plan, the total outlay for Social Welfare sector is Rs. 244 crores consisting of an amount of Rs. 111.26 crores for women’s welfare, Rs. 69.41 crores for child welfare, Rs. 2.90 crores for welfare of aged and destitutes, Rs. 39.43 crores for rehabilitation of the disabled and Rs. 16.35 crores for Social Defence. The schemewise details are as follows: Ongoing schemes
Women’s Welfare
The total outlay for the programme of women’s welfare for Tenth Plan is Rs. 111.26 crores consisting of Rs. 110.20 crores for ongoing schemes and Rs. 1.06 crores for new schemes. The ongoing schemes of the Ninth Plan will be continued in the Tenth Plan. These schemes include marriage assistance schemes, service homes, assistance for vocational training, etc. Under marriage assistance schemes, the minimum age limit for all the marriage schemes has been fixed as 20 years which is the minimum age of marriage promoted by the Government. The quantum of assistance of all marriage schemes except intercaste marriage is fixed as Rs. 10,000/- per beneficiary. For intercaste marriage, the quantum of assistance is fixed as Rs. 20,000/- for SC/ST with FC/ BC/ MBC and Rs. 10,000/- for BC/ MBC with
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FC. Totally an outlay of Rs. 10 crores will be provided to benefit 13,000 women. Text books and notebooks will be supplied free of cost to the children of poor widows to benefit 50000 children at an outlay of Rs. 83 lakhs. Child Welfare
The total outlay for the programme of child welfare for Tenth Plan is Rs. 69.41 crores consisting of Rs. 56.33 crores for ongoing schemes and Rs. 13.08 crores for new schemes. The ongoing schemes include assistance to girl child protection scheme, crèches for working and ailing mothers, reception centres for adopting new born female babies etc.
Under Cradle Baby scheme / reception centres, cradles were placed in vital places such as hospitals, PHCs, orphanages and children homes in order to enable the rescue of female children abandoned by their biological parents due to various social circumstances. Full fledged reception centres were set up at Salem, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and Dharmapuri districts. The children received in the cradle points will be handed over to the reception centres for rehabilitation. Wide publicity against female infanticide is also given. In order to eradicate female infanticide and to discourage preference for male child, girl child protection scheme is being implemented. Under this scheme if the families who have one girl child and no male children and if either of the parents has undergone sterilization, aged below 35 years and their family income is below Rs. 50000/- p.a., an initial deposit of Rs. 22200/- for one girl child or Rs. 15200/- each for 2 girl children will be made. An amount of Rs. 150/- as monthly incentive will be given to the child from the 5th year for educational purpose and on completion of 20 years, the girl child will receive the lumpsum amount provided she has appeared for the 10th Std. public examination. New Schemes
Direction and Administration Monitoring and Evaluation
The Department has been implementing various Social Welfare Schemes and the impact of each of the major schemes requires evaluation so as to enable one to assess whether the objectives are being achieved. The study also would highlight the modifications required for better performance. Hence, it is proposed to cover five thrust areas under evaluation study during Tenth Five Year Plan for an outlay of Rs. 30 lakhs.
Management Information System
Through the various welfare schemes of Social Welfare Department approximately 80 lakh women are benefitting every year. While the implementation of the schemes is being monitored at the district level, it is essential to have more disaggregated information upto the grass root level. Hence, it has been proposed to develop a comprehensive format incorporating all the indicators in various schemes and also providing logical check measures to verify the consistency of the data given. This scheme was already proposed in the Ninth Five Year Plan to engage a professional agency for making feasibility study and to design a format. However, this
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could not be taken up in the Ninth Plan. It is, therefore, proposed to take up the study during Tenth Five Year Plan with an outlay of Rs. 31 lakhs. Building for Commissionerate of Social Welfare
At present the Office of the Commissioner of Social Welfare is being run in a very old building at Chepauk. The space is inadequate to accommodate all the staff and officers. The space available now for the office is only 14,405 sq.ft. as against the requirement of approximately 38,000 sq.ft. It is therefore, proposed to provide an own building with essential amenities for the office of the Commissioner of Social Welfare at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 crores. Buildings to District Social Welfare Offices
Out of 29 District Social Welfare Offices functioning under the control of Commissioner of Social Welfare, 15 Offices are functioning in the Collectorate buildings and they are rent-free and only electricity charges are being borne by the District Social Welfare Officers. It is very much essential to construct own buildings for the remaining 14 District Social Welfare Offices and also for the newly bifurcated Ariyalur District. Hence, it is proposed to construct District Social Welfare Offices for which the outlay will be Rs. 50 lakhs. Purchase of roneo machines to Government orphanages
There are 25 Government orphanages under the control of Commissioner of Social Welfare and classes from I to V are being conducted in the Government orphanages. Copies of question papers and other study materials have to be taken from private centres. The supply of Roneo machine is considered very essential to each orphanage. Hence it is proposed to procure 25 Roneo machines for which the outlay will be Rs. 4 lakhs. The cost per machine is taken as Rs. 16,000/-. Starting of additional creches for children of working and ailing mothers and enhancement of grant
212 creches are run by the Tamilnadu Social Welfare Board through selected voluntary organisations by providing a grant of Rs. 25,410/- per centre towards recurring expenditure. With this quantum of assistance, it is very difficult for the voluntary organisations to provide good nutritious food to the children. Therefore, it is proposed to enhance the assistance from Rs. 25,410/- to Rs. 70,800/- There is also a great demand for the creches from the working and ailing mothers. Therefore, it is proposed to set up additionally 100 creches during the Tenth Five Year Plan. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 8.26 crores. Construction of new Anganwadi centres
The Integrated Child Development Services Programme is one of the world's most unique community based outreach programmes for early childhood care and development. It currently has 113 projects with 10,446 centres spread across urban, rural and tribal areas.
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The Anganwadi centres are functioning in Government, private and rent free buildings. Out of 10,446 centres, 9001 centres are functioning in Government buildings (Panchayat, Corporation, Municipality, Slum Clearance Board and own buildings). 1126 centres are functioning in private buildings where rent is paid at the rate of Rs. 50/- for rural and upto Rs. 125/- for urban centres. There are 319 centres functioning in open places under the trees and stocks meant for the centres are kept in the nearest Panchayat T.V.Rooms, local temples, community halls and Workers' residences. Hence it is imperative that 319 centres are provided with good infrastructure. It is, therefore, proposed to construct 319 new Anganwadi Centres at the rate of Rs. 1.5 lakhs per centre. The outlay will be Rs. 4.78 crores. This would be constructed in a phased manner at 79 centres in the first year and 60 centres each in the next four years. Women’s welfare
Purchase of xerox machines to service homes
There are 6 service homes run by the Commissionerate of Social Welfare. The model question papers and other connected works related to the studies are being taken up by private parties. Therefore, it is essential to procure 6 xerox machines for the 6 Service Homes for an outlay of Rs. 6 lakhs in the Tenth Plan. The cost per machine is Rs. 98,000/-. Starting of three more service homes
It is necessary to open 3 service homes in Vellore, Coimbatore and Madurai and initially these homes will be run in rented premises. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 96 lakhs.
Vehicle for Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Commission for Women
The Tamil Nadu Commission for Women was constituted in 1993 with the objective of providing a proper forum for the redressal of grievances of women coming from all the sections of the society. There is no separate vehicle provided for the Commission and it is proposed to provide a vehicle for the use of Chairperson with an outlay of Rs. 4 lakhs. Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Ltd.
With the objective of empowering women and sustaining their empowerment through income generating activities, TNWDC has focussed on income generation programmes which include Tamil Nadu Women’s Development Project (Mahalir Thittam), Entrepreneur Development Programme, vocational training and training through District level marketing cum training centre.
Ongoing schemes
Tamil Nadu Women’s Development Project (Mahalir Thittam)
Tamil Nadu Women’s Development Project is being implemented in all districts of the State. Over 1,03,000 women self help groups have been supported benefitting more than 17,77,000 women under the Tamil Nadu
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Women’s Development Project in a phased manner. As there is considerable demand from below, enrolment of increasing number of women in SHGs will be facilitated. Hence, for the Tenth plan, it is proposed to enrol 35 lakh women to be formed into two lakh women groups under this project with an outlay of Rs. 94.34 crores. Entrepreneur Development Programme for Women
Government have sanctioned an amount of Rs. 8.35 crores for giving training in entrepreneur development to 5 lakh women during 2001-2006 through the following departments/agencies: Rural Development, Industries and Commerce, TAHDCO, TNCDW, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, Agriculture, Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare and Sericulture. TNCDW has been appointed as a nodal agency. After training, assistance will be provided for credit linkages with Nationalised Banks / Financial Institutions through the respective SHGs. This Entrepreneur Development Programme will be continued in Tenth Plan with an outlay of Rs. 8.35 crores under non-plan. District Level Marketing cum Training Centre with Browsing facilities
At present, training centres are not available at the State level or district level to impart skill training / EDP. Since training centres at the district level are inevitable, it is proposed to establish District level Marketing cum Training Centre with browsing facilities. The cost of computers will be borne by the SHGs from the internal savings and external credit. The cost towards training and Internet connections will be borne by TNCDW. The SHGs / DLFs will maintain the Browsing centre in the Districts. For the year 2001-02 Rs. 0.15 crore was sanctioned for the establishment of 6 centres. For the Tenth Plan, 24 centres in the remaining districts will be established for which the outlay will be Rs. 38 lakhs. Free gas connection to newly married couple below poverty line
The LPG connection would be available to the newly married SHG family members (daughter) who are not eligible under Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Ninaivu Thittam with education criteria and Tenth Plan outlay will be Rs. 50 lakhs. Women Recreation Centres
At present there are 250 women recreation centres in operation. For the Tenth Plan, it is proposed to start 500 new centres at the rate of 100 per year. The cost per recreation centre will be Rs. 4200/- comprising Rs. 1100/- for recurring expenses and Rs. 3100/- for non recurring expenses towards supply of materials like plastic mat, newspapers, magazines, play materials, transistor cum tape recorder, audio tapes, tube light fittings, plug point storage box with lock charges. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 6 lakhs.
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Welfare of Aged
In Tamil Nadu, the proportion of elderly persons has risen from 5.60% in 1961 to 7.45% in 1991 and is expected to be 9.05% in 2001 and 11.43% in 2011. Socio economic changes such as emergence of nuclear families, smaller number of children for parents, greater longevity, physical separation of parents from adult children, rapid urbanisation and age selective rural urban migration reveal that ageing will become a social challenge in the future and greater attention needs to be paid to ageing related issues. A number of programmes are being implemented for the welfare of aged in Tamil Nadu. These programmes include old age pension at Rs. 200/- p.m., separate and full fledged geriatric service at the Government General Hospital, hospital beds and special out-patient counters at Government hospitals, regular free cataract surgery camps, special and mobile health camps in rural areas, special seat arrangements in Government transport buses, noon meal schemes – i.e. free midday meals plus 2 Kgs. of rice or 4 Kgs. of rice supplied through fair price shops and support to old age homes (10). Besides the Government programmes, there is a significant number of voluntary and private organisations who provide various services including residential homes, day care centres and mobile health units.
In order to promote the well being of the older persons and help them lead a life with dignity, many strategies have been spelt out in the draft “State Policy on Older Persons” which include micro credit programmes, income generating activities through NGOs, formation of self help groups for elders, special consideration in the matter of settlement of monetary benefits, appropriate legislation for maintaining parents, strengthening the geriatric services at district level, a separate geriatric ward and outpatient department in all medical college hospitals and district hospitals, geriatric mobile units, starting of M.D. course in geriatrics, training course in home nurses, regular health camps exclusively for elders on both curative and preventive measures, day care centres, earmarking certain percentage of houses to older persons under housing schemes, group housing, concession in public transport, help line for elders, community cum day care centres, user friendly public facilities for older persons, award for distinguished NGOs/persons serving for elders, Elder’s day celebration, issue of identity cards to senior citizens, creating awareness training on `Geriatric care givers’ by NGOs., a welfare fund for older persons, providing an ambulance to the old age homes run by State Government etc.
New Home for aged
For the Welfare of aged, Government of Tamil Nadu has been giving assistance for running 10 Old Age Homes under Social Welfare sector. In order to give more and proper institutional care to the elderly, it is proposed to start 19 Old Age Homes with an total outlay of Rs. 1.90 crores in the Tenth plan. The unit cost is Rs. 2 lakhs per home per year.
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Tribal Sub Plan
Opening of tailoring centres
There are 4 tailoring centres with a sanctioned strength of 65 trainees functioning in Salem (two nos.), and one each in Namakkal and Tiruvannamalai districts for the benefit of Tribal women. During the training, the trainees get a stipend of Rs. 50/- per month. Due to insufficient stipend and due to lack of future scope for the training, the response has been poor.
Therefore, it is proposed to increase the stipend amount to the trainees from Rs. 50/- to Rs. 300/- and after completion of the training every trainee will be given a tailoring machine to earn their livelihood. The cost per tailoring machine is Rs. 3,000. The total outlay of this scheme will be Rs. 19 lakhs in the Tenth Plan.
The details of outlay for both ongoing and new schemes under Social Welfare are as follows:-
Social Welfare
Sl. No. Name of the Scheme Outlay
(Rs. in crores) Physical
(Nos.) 1. 2. 3. 4. State Sector Outlay:
A. Ongoing Schemes I. Direction and Administration - -
II Child Welfare 56.33 1. Assistance to girl child protection scheme 52.70 7500 2. Starting of creches for working and ailing mothers 2.62 5300
3. Setting up of Reception Centres for adopting new born female babies
0.56 20
4. Renovation of Noon-meal centers 0.01 5. Maintenance of Orphanages run by Government 0.44 125 III. Women’s Welfare 110.20 6. Service Homes in Districts 1.78 1700
7. Savings Certificate Schemes encouraging widow remarriage
0.75 750
8. Assistance to School Children of poor widows 0.83 50000
9. Marriage Assistance for the marriage of daughters of poor widows
3.75 3750
10. Tamil Nadu Government Intercaste Marriage Assistance Scheme
5.00 8000
11. Marriage Assistance to Orphan girls 0.50 500 12. Guidance Bureau for Women (Salary component) 1.74 - 13. Managerial Training for field and executive staff 0.22 600
14. Continuance of Higher Studies by the inmates of Service Homes and Orphanages
0.02 125
15. Setting up of Family Counselling Centres by Social Welfare Board
0.25 30
16. Conduct of Legal Literacy Awareness Programme for women
0.07 -
17. Gender Sensitization Programme 0.01 - 18. Work Centres and production units 0.01 -
19. Tamil Nadu Women's Development Project (Mahalir Thittam) (Wedco)
94.34 35 lakhs
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Sl. No. Name of the Scheme
Outlay (Rs. in crores)
Physical (Nos.)
20. District level marketing cum training centres with Browsing facilities (Wedco)
0.38 24 centres
21 Entrepreneur Development Programme for women (wedco)
Non Plan 1 lakh
22. Free gas connection to newly married couple below poverty line (wedco)
0.50 25000
23 Setting up of recreation centres for women (Wedco)
0.05 500 centres
IV Welfare of Aged, Infirm and Destitutes 1.00 24. Home for aged owned by Voluntary Agencies 1.00 400 V Tribal Area Sub Plan 0.35
25. Opening of Tailoring Centres 0.35 4centers Total - A.Ongoing Schemes 167.88
B. New Schemes I. Direction and Administration 4.11
26. Monitoring and Evaluation 0.30 - 28. Management and information system 0.31 - 29. Construction of building for Commissionerate of Social
Welfare 3.00 1
30. Construction of Buildings for 15 DSWOs 0.50 15 II Child Welfare 13.08
33. Purchase of Roneo Machines to Govt. Orphanages 0.04 25 34. Starting of 100 New Creches and Enhancement of
Grant 8.26 312
35. Construction of Anganwadi Centres 4.78 319 III Women’s Welfare 1.06 38. Purchase of Xerox Machines to Service Homes 0.06 6 40. Starting of three new Service Homes 0.96 3 41. Vehicle to chairperson of Tamil Nadu Commission for
Women 0.04
IV Welfare of Aged, Infirm and Destitutes 1.90 42. Home for Aged 1.90 19
homes V Tribal Area Sub Plan 0.19
43. Tailoring Centres in Tribal Areas - enhancement of stipend and providing tailoring machines
0.19 4
Total -B. New Schemes 20.34 C. State Share of Centrally Sponsored Schemes: NIL Total - Social Welfare - State Sector Outlay -
(A+B+C) 188.22
Welfare of Disabled
An outlay of Rs. 39.43 crores will be provided for the programmes for the Welfare of Handicapped of which an amount of Rs. 11.57 crores is for ongoing schemes and Rs. 27.86 crores for new schemes. The ongoing schemes include assistance to normal persons marrying blind / speech and hearing impaired / orthopaedically handicapped, training programmes, home for adult mentally retarded girls, self employment, scribe assistance to the students for blind, special schools, maintenance allowance to the severely disabled persons etc.
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New Schemes Prevention of disabilities
a. Immunisation of girls against Rubella 30-40% of the disabilities relating to early blindness, hearing impairment
and mental retardation can be prevented by immunisation of vaccine against Rubella. During the Tenth Plan, Rubella vaccination will be administered to girls studying in the X Std., covering 15 lakh girls. The cost per Rubella Vaccine is Rs. 40/- The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 7.35 crores including Rs. 2 lakhs for awareness creation through advertisements.
b. Early detection and prevention (IEC activities)
IEC activities include awareness creation, data collection, developing prevention strategies, sensitising and training personnel etc. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 15 lakhs.
National disability identity card
A uniform disability identity card will be issued as a multi purpose card acceptable by all Central Ministries as well as States. During Tenth Plan identity cards will be issued to 10 lakh disabled persons. The cost per card will be Rs. 20/- The State Commissionerate will get applications from the disabled persons and identity cards will be printed at Regional Transport Office through ELCOT. Total outlay will be Rs. 2 crores.
Sports events and cultural programmes for the Disabled
In order to exhibit the talents and potential of the disabled, the activities under this scheme will cover district level and State level sports, participation in Olympics in foreign countries, sports events and conduct of cultural programmes with an outlay of Rs. 1 crore. An amount of Rs. 25,000 is proposed for district level competition in 30 districts, Rs. 2.50 lakhs for state level competition and Rs. 10 lakhs for participation in Olympics.
Construction of barrier free structures in public buildings
The `Persons with Disabilities Act 1995’ provides for ensuring a condition of nondiscrimination for the disabled while accessing public buildings, transport on roads and during their employment. For the Tenth Plan, an outlay of Rs. 2 crores is proposed for construction of ramps, lifts, toilets in the District Collectorates, District Rehabilitation offices, schools, hospitals, etc.
Starting of special schools for the disabled in the districts where there are no special schools
With an objective of achieving the goal of "education for all", and also based on demand, 4 primary schools and 3 high schools for the deaf and 5 primary schools for mentally retarded children will be opened in the Tenth Plan at a cost of Rs. 9.96 crores.
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Starting of Secondary Grade teachers training Institute for the visually handicapped and orthopaedically handicapped persons
In order to give Secondary Grade Teachers Training to the disabled, one wing will be started with an outlay of Rs. 85 lakhs. This will benefit 40 persons comprising 20 blind and 20 ortho persons.
Surgical correction to orthopaedically handicapped persons/ spinal cord injured persons
Patients who have undergone surgery will be given maintenance charges of Rs. 500/- for post-operative care and a honorarium of Rs. 300 will be paid to doctors and nurses. This will benefit 1100 disabled / spinal cord injured persons per year. An outlay of Rs. 49 lakhs will be provided for this scheme.
Vocational Training to disabled persons
Vocational Training in laboratory technology course, computer training, automobile training course, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanism, health and beauty parlour, special course in polytechnics, industrial training institute and vocational course will be imparted to disabled persons enabling them to seek jobs, to improve their standard of living and to make them self reliant. Totally 920 disabled persons will be benefitted and an outlay of Rs. 4.06 crores will be provided for this scheme.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme (100%)
A pilot project for rehabilitation services to the handicapped persons was established at Chengalpatttu and has been functioning since 1984. An outlay of Rs. 1.70 crores will be provided for this scheme during Tenth Plan.
Under the National Programme for Rehabilitation of persons with disability, comprehensive rehabilitative services are provided in the districts of Kanchipuram, Thiruvannamalai, Theni and Ramanathapuram through NGOs. An outlay of Rs. 11.17 crores will be provided for this scheme in Tenth Plan.
The scheme-wise outlay (for both ongoing and new schemes) under Welfare of Disabled is given below:
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Welfare of Disabled
Sl. No.
Name of the Scheme Outlay (Rs. in crores)
Physical (Nos.)
State Sector Outlay: A. Ongoing Schemes 1. Scheme for rehabilitation of Handicapped 0.03 - 2. Asst. to Govt. Regional School for Handicapped 0.67 -
3. Scribe Assistance to the Blind Students and expenses for the helper
0.10 1000
4. Extension of concession given to the normal persons marrying blind
0.50 500
5. Assistance to Non-government Organisation for Mentally Handicapped Children
0.42 -
6. Self Employment to Physically Handicapped persons 1.00 5250 7. Maintenance allowance to the severely disabled persons 5.79 37000 8. Starting of new schools and higher standards for deaf 0.64 -
9. Assistance for recanning of wooden furniture by Blind persons
0.47 140
10. Assistance to physically handicapped Law graduates towards fees for registration fees and to purchase law books
0.01 50
11. Starting Rehabilitation home for adult mentally retarded girls of above 14 years
0.75 900
12. School for severely orthopaedically handicapped 0.01 500
13. Concession to normal persons marrying orthopaedically handicapped
0.51 725
14. Assistance to normal persons marrying speech and hearing impaired
0.51 725
15. Training programme for impaired persons 0.14 - 16. Establishment of Government Special Schools 0.02 - Total: A. Ongoing schemes 11.57 B. New Schemes 17. Prevention of disability
a. Immunization of girls against prevention of Disabilities - Rubella
7.35 15 lakhs
b. Early detection and prevention (IEC activities) 0.15 - 18. National Disabled Identity Card 2.00 10 lakhs 19. Sports events and cultural programmes for the Disabled 1.00 - 20. Construction of Barrier free structures in the Public Buildings 2.00 - 21. Starting of special schools for the disabled (Deaf, Mentally
Retarded and severely Ortho-paedically handicapped Children in Districts where there are no special schools)
9.96 4 P.S. & 3 H.S. for deaf and 5 P.S. for
M.R. children
22. Starting of Secondary Grade Teachers Training Institute for the Visually Handicapped and Orthopaedically handicapped persons
0.85 40 persons
24. Surgical correction to Orthopaedically Handicapped person / spinal cord injured persons
0.49 1100 persons
25. Provision of sufficient Vocational Training to Disabled persons
4.06 920 persons
Total: B New Schemes 27.86 C State Share of Central Schemes NIL
Total – Welfare of Disabled – State Sector Outlay (A+B+C)
39.43
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Social Defence
The total outlay for Tenth Plan for Social Defence will be Rs. 16.35 crores, of which an amount of Rs. 3.96 crores will be for ongoing schemes (Rs. 0.51 crores under State schemes and Rs. 3.45 crores under schemes shared between State and Centre) and Rs. 12.39 crores for new schemes (Rs. 9.44 crores under State schemes and Rs. 2.95 crores under schemes shared between State and Centre). The ongoing programmes relate to staff salary for monitoring and evaluation cell and grants to half way homes. The schemes shared between State and Centre are towards providing diet, clothing materials and supplies and a portion of staff salary to the Government observation / Juvenile homes in the State. The details of new schemes are as follows: -
New Schemes Management Information System
For improving the management information system, new schemes such as purchase of three computers with system operators in the Directorate, providing 3 phase connection to the Directorate, upgrading the post of Assistant Director (VOC programme) into Deputy Director, strengthening the inspection cell in the Directorate, providing computer with accessories to PDME cell, strengthening the Programme Development Monitoring Evaluation cell, strengthening the Directorate with one section, providing two generators to the Directorate and Regional Office, Madurai and providing fax machine and one xerox machine to Regional Office, Madurai are proposed in the Tenth Plan. The total outlay for these schemes will be Rs. 46 lakhs. Upgrading facilities in the existing institutions
The Directorate of Social Defence is committed to ensure the administration of Juvenile Justice in accordance with the provisions of Juvenile Justice Act of 1986 which has been repealed by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 in conformity with the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Child. Based on this, restructuring of the institutions is in process and for the Tenth Plan, the new schemes such as increased maintenance charges to observation homes/juvenile homes/short stay homes run by NGOs (Rs. 200/- to Rs. 300/- p.m. per child), replacement of kitchen utensils to 27 Government institutions, providing telephone connection to the Government garment and holdall making unit at Vellore, replacement of vehicles (5 Nos.) to Government Observation Homes, Chennai-10, Government Juvenile Home for boys, Mallipudur, Ramnad District, Government Juvenile Home for boys, Panchapalli, Dharmapuri District, Government Vigilance Home, Mylapore, Chennai and Government Juvenile Home for boys, Thattaparai, Tuticorin District, electrical renovation and installation of fans to the dormitories in 7 Government institutions, providing 5 water purifiers and 6 power generators to Government institutions, appointment of five Probation Officers, providing drinking water facilities to 4 Government Juvenile Homes, strengthening the library in nine Government Special/Juvenile Homes and installation of solar power to all Government
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Juvenile homes (50:50) are proposed. The outlay for these schemes will be Rs. 1.054 crores.
Buildings
Under buildings programme, upgrading the infrastructural facilities in Observation Home, Chennai / Protective Home, Trichy, construction of hostel buildings at After Care Home, Athur, buildings for the Govt. Protective Home, Coimbatore under state schemes, renovation works/special repairs to class rooms in Government Special/ Juvenile Homes, construction of toilet blocks with running water facilities in 5 Homes, construction and repairs to dining hall at Juvenile Homes, renovating and upgrading facilities in 24 kitchens with hygienic conditions, construction of dormitories in Government Juvenile / Observation / After Care Homes, construction of buildings for Observation Home, Villupuram and Dharmapuri and construction of buildings for Juvenile Home, Cuddalore under schemes shared between Centre and State, are envisaged in the Tenth Plan. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 2.55 crores.
Programme for Street Children Comprehensive Street children programme in the Municipal Corporation Areas
At present, 10 night shelters are run by NGOs in the State with grants in-aid of Rs. 65,500/- per annum for 50 children per shelter under State funds. The services in a shelter include one time meal (Re.1/- per child per day), non formal education, and vocational training. For the Tenth plan, the pattern of night shelter will be changed as home for street children and maintenance charges will be provided at Rs. 300/- p.m. per child. The proposal is to start 6 centres on this pattern in the Tenth Plan benefitting 600 children with an outlay of Rs. 65 lakhs.
Child abuse prevention: Crisis intervention programme for abused children in Municipal Corporation Areas
One crisis intervention centre to prevent child abuse is functioning in Chennai with the objective of providing counselling and guidance to children and their families to recover from the trauma and facilitate their reintegration. In the Tenth Plan, focus will be on discovering effective ways of making contact with children in risk / seeking alternative approaches, providing care and protection and to ensure the growth and development through counselling and guidance to children and their families and creating awareness on child rights. Crisis Intervention Centres will be started by NGOs in Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Trichy and Tirunelveli. The cost per Crisis Intervention Centre is Rs. 2.50 lakhs for the post of 2 social workers at a consolidated pay of Rs. 2000 per worker and office contingencies. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 10 lakhs.
Area Project for the prevention of children infringing the criminal laws and children in conflict with law
Juvenile misconduct has a link to social conditions such as poverty, broken homes, parental and family inadequacies. It is, therefore, necessary
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to develop intervention strategies to help the uncared children particularly in slum areas. The goals of the scheme on Area Project include total elimination of street children in urban areas and bringing down the school dropout to zero stage. Each Area Project will have one area project officer, one case worker and one part time instructor. They will carry out the functions of creating awareness, developing co-ordination between inter and intra functionaries, ensuring proper health and educational needs and creating data bank about beneficiaries. This scheme on "Area Project for the prevention of juvenile delinquents" is proposed for cities like Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 20 lakhs. The number of children benefiting under this scheme will be 600.
Education and Vocational training
For vocational training, the new schemes include career guidance and counselling to children in institutions through NGOs., providing band instruments to eight Government Special / Juvenile Homes, upgrading the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre, Athur, Chenglepet District and starting of one inner garments training unit at Government garments and holdall making unit, Vellore. The outlay will be Rs. 44 lakhs.
Implementation of foster care programme
Under this programme, the child in need of care and protection may be placed in another family for rehabilitation for a short or extended period of time and after the rehabilitation, return to his home. For the Tenth Plan, Foster Care co-ordination centres will be formed in 6 places at Tirunelveli, Madurai, Salem, Coimbatore, Chennai and Trichy. The cost for one foster care coordination centre includes appointment of 2 social workers, administrative expenses and maintenance cost towards child in a family (Rs. 500 × 12 months × 100 children). The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 2.27 crores. This scheme will benefit 1000 children.
Establishment of a home for mentally retarded children at Tirunelveli
Home for mentally retarded children, Balavihar run by Guild of Service is the only institution in the State to receive mentally retarded and mentally ill children. The institution has now been converted into day care centre and does not provide residential facilities. Since a number of children with mental retardation and mental disabilities are in need of care and protection, it has been proposed to establish a home for mentally retarded children in Tirunelveli. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 1.62 crores.
Setting up special care centre for girl children by NGOs
It is proposed to start 3 special care centres in the State for the rehabilitation of girl children of prostitutes and prostitute girl children upto eighteen years of age. These girl children will be given care and attention, health care, psychological care, education, vocational training etc. The cost for one special care centre includes staff salary, maintenance charges, medical facilities, sanitation, clothing, bedding, office contingencies, purchase
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of utensils, furniture and equipments. An outlay of Rs. 1.20 crores is proposed for this scheme. The number of beneficiaries will be 1200. Establishment of Child Welfare Committees (50 : 50)
This is a centrally sponsored scheme on 50:50 basis. Juvenile Welfare Boards so far functioning in the observation homes will be transferred to Juvenile homes (children home) as per Juvenile Justice Act 2000 and will be renamed as Child Welfare Committee. The observation homes hereafter will function only for the children in conflict with law. An outlay of Rs. 43 lakhs is proposed as State’s share for the formation of Child Welfare Committees by replacing the Juvenile Welfare Boards at 18 places. The outlay is meant to cover enhanced honorarium payable to the Chairman and 4 Members as per the Juvenile Justice Act 2000.
Establishment of Juvenile Justice Board (50 : 50)
It is mandatory to establish a Juvenile Justice Board under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. Hence in the Tenth Five Year Plan period, Juvenile Justice Board will be established in 9 places at Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, Tirunelveli, Vellore and Thanjavur. One Juvenile Justice Board will have 2 social workers, one assistant-cum-typist on consolidated pay, office contingencies and furniture at a cost of Rs. 2.22 lakhs. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 89 lakhs. Assistance to short stay homes for women and girls (50 : 50)
Short stay homes for women and girls provide temporary shelter and rehabilitation to those women and girls who have no social support systems due to family problems, mental strain and social ostracism and economically equip them to face the challenges. The services extended in these homes include medical care, psychiatric treatment, case work services, occupational therapy, educational-cum-vocational training, recreation facilities etc. Assistance will be given to NGOs and local bodies to start short stay homes. For the Tenth Plan, 2 short stay homes will be opened at the rate of Rs. 4.50 lakhs. The total number of beneficiaries will be 210. The outlay will be Rs. 15 lakhs under State share. Child line services in five Districts
The child line services supported by Government of India are now available in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore cities. Under the “Child line services” (telephone outreach programme), children in distress or any person finding children in distress can contact a specified phone number for the help of the child. For the Tenth Plan, State level child line services will be introduced in five districts of Dindigul, Tuticorin, Cuddalore, Ramanathapuram and Nagapattinam through NGOs. The cost per `child line service’ includes purchase of one computer, furniture and other equipments, staff on consolidated pay, client related maintenance etc. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 79 lakhs.
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Assistance to Tamil Nadu Welfare Fund
Under this scheme, financial assistance was given to the discharged girls / women of vigilance / protective homes established under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956 to settle down in life by starting petty shops etc. Now, this scheme has been amended and renamed as “Social inmates welfare fund” and the benefits of this scheme have been extended to the inmates of Juvenile / special homes also. The outlay for this scheme will be Rs. 5 lakhs comprising Rs. 2.5 lakhs as Govt. contribution and Rs. 2.5 lakhs from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Welfare fund.
The details of outlay for both ongoing and new schemes under Social Defence are given below:
Social Defence
Sl. No Name of the Scheme
Financial Outlay (Rs. in crores)
Physical (Nos.)
State Sector Outlay: A. Ongoing Schemes 1. State Level Programme Development and monitoring cell
with UNICEF Assistance 0.39 -
2. Assistance to Half way homes to girl children 0.12 250
3. Scheme of Prevention and Juvenile Social Mal Adjustment (CSS 50 : 50) 3.37 12500
4. Creation of facilities for development of Child Institutions 0.08 50 Total: A.Ongoing Schemes 3.96
B. New Schemes I. Strengthening of the Directorate 5. Purchase of Three Computers with System Operators in
the Directorate 0.08 3
6. Providing Fax Machine and One Xerox Machine to Regional Office, Madurai
0.03 -
7. Providing 3 phase connection to Directorate 0.01 - 8. Upgrading the post of Assistant Director (vocational
programme) into Deputy Director (vocational programme) 0.007 -
9. Providing Computer with accessories to PDME Cell 0.024 - 10. Strengthening the Programme Development Monitoring
Evaluation Cell 0.07 -
11.
Strengthening the Inspection Cell in the Directorate 0.07 -
12. Strengthening the Directorate of Social Defence with one Section
0.16 -
13. Providing Two Generator to the Directorate and Regional Office, Madurai
0.01 2
14. Upgrading facilities to the existing institutions Increased maintenance charges to Observation Homes / Juvenile Homes / Short Stay Homes run by Non-Governmental Organisations
0.29 4000
15. Replacement of Kitchen Utensils to 27 Government Institutions
0.03 3000
16. Providing Telephone connection to the Government Garment and Holdall Making Unit @ Vellore
0.004 -
17. Replacement of Vehicles to Govt. Observation / Vigilance / Juvenile Homes (5 Nos.)
0.38 5
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Sl. No. Name of the Scheme
Financial Outlay (Rs. in crores)
Physical (Nos.)
18. Strengthening the existing compound wall at Chennai, Government Observation Home and Construction at Government Protective Home, Trichy
0.05 300
19. Electrical Renovation and installation of fans to the Dormitories in 7 Government Institutions
0.11 900
20. Providing 5 Nos. water purifier and 6 Nos. power generator to Govt. Institutions
0.04 300
21. Appointment of five Probation Officers 0.02 -
22. Providing Drinking Water Facilities to 4 Government Juvenile Homes
0.05 1200
23. Construction of Hostel Buildings and Workshop Buildings in After Care Organisation, Athur
0.20 150
24. Strengthening the Library in Nine Government Special / Juvenile Homes
0.01 2000
25. Construction of Buildings to Government Protective Home, Coimbatore
0.50 50
III. 26.
Street children programme Comprehensive Street Children Programmes in Six Municipal Corporation Areas
0.65 900
IV 27.
Child Abuse Programme Crisis Intervention Programme for abused children in Municipal Corporation Areas
0.10 2000
28. Area Project for the Prevention of children infringing the Criminal laws and Children in conflict with law
0.20 -
29. Implementation of Foster care programmes 2.27 3600 30. Establishment of Childline services in five Districts 0.79 800
31. Education and Vocational Training: Career Guidance and Counselling to children in institutions through NGOs
0.08 200
32. Providing Band Instruments to Eight Government Special / Juvenile Homes
0.04 160
33. Upgrading the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre, Athur, Chengelpattu District
0.20 300
34. Starting of one Inner Garments Training Unit at Government Garments and Holdall Making unit, Vellore
0.12 200
35. Establishment of children Home for mentally retarded at Tirunelveli
1.62 250
36. Setting up Special Care Centre for Girl children by NGOs 1.20 1200 37. Assistance to Tamil Nadu Welfare Fund 0.025
Total : New Schemes 9.44 C. State Share of Centrally Sponsored Schemes Upgrading facilities to the existing institutions
38. Renovation Works/ Special Repairs to Class rooms in Government Special/ Juvenile Homes
0.30 600
39. Construction of Toilet Blocks with running water facilities in 5 Homes
0.08 550
40. Construction and Repairs to Dining Hall at Juvenile Homes
0.14 6000
41. Renovating and upgrading facilities in 24 Kitchens with hygienic conditions
0.14 6000
42. Installation of Solar Power to all Government Juvenile Homes
0.12 1500
43. Establishment of Child Welfare Committees 0.43 10800 44. Establishment of Juvenile Justice Boards 0.45 1500
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Sl. No. Name of the Scheme
Financial Outlay (Rs. in crores)
Physical (Nos.)
45. Construction of Dormitories in Government Juvenile /Observation / After care Homes
0.45 1000
46. Assistance to Short stay Homes for Women and Girls 0.15 210
47. Construction of buildings to observation homes, Villupuram and Dharmapuri
0.44 200
48. Construction of buildings to Juvenile Homes, Cuddalore 0.25 400
Total: C. State Share of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (New schemes)
2.95
Total -Social Defence - State Sector Outlay - (A+B+C)
16.35 -
Tenth Plan Outlay
The proposed outlay is Rs. 244 crores as against the outlay approved by the Union Planning Commission of Rs. 200 crores i.e. an increase of Rs. 44 crores mainly to accommodate fully the requirements of the ongoing Women’s Development Project and for some of the other ongoing programmes. Necessary inter-sectoral adjustments will be given effect to in the Annual Plans and Mid -Term Appraisal with the approval of the Union Planning Commission.
The break-up with reference to the major groups is given below :-
Tenth Plan Outlay
Ongoing Schemes
New Schemes Total Sl. No. Major Head
(Rs. in crores)
1. Welfare of Disabled 11.57 27.86 39.43
2. Social Welfare
i)Direction and
Administration
167.88
-
20.34
4.11
188.22
4.11
ii) Child Welfare 56.33 13.08 69.41
iii) Women’s Welfare 110.20 1.06 111.26
iv) Welfare of aged 1.00 1.90 2.90
v) TSP 0.35 0.19 0.54
3. Social Defence 3.96 12.39 16.35
4. Others - - -
Total 183.41 60.59 244.00
