Child Adoption Procedures in West Bengal
Any single man or single woman or married couple having child or no child is eligible to adopt. Single man can not adopt a girl child. The total cost for adoption is Rs. 46,000/-
WDSWD
To provide welfare services for the well being of the under privileged sectors of our society such as children, women, persons with disability, aged, orphans and victims of social maladies.
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Implementation of Various Policies for Persons with Disabilities
a) Exemption from payment of Examination Fees and Application Fees, b) Relaxation of Marks, c) Relaxation of Physical Standards in respect of Employment, d) Relaxation for Duration of Examinations; (c) Relaxation of Upper Age Limit and f) Conveyance Allowance.
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SOP for Rupashree Prakalpa in connection with “Duare Sarkar” Campaign
Rupashree Prakalpa is aimed at mitigating the difficulties that poor families face in bearing the expenditure of their daughters’ marriages. Eligible beneficiary gets the benefit to the scheme prior to her marriage.
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Introduction of Annapurna Yojana Scheme in West Bengal
All the existing beneficiaries of Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme shall be migrated to the Annapurna Yojana except dead, shifted, deleted and absentee electors identified during SIR-2026.
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Sabala Scheme for Adolescent Girls
Sabala aims at empowering Adolescent Girls of 11 to 18 years by improving their nutritional and health status, up gradation of home skills, life skills and vocational skills.
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National Trust Schemes
National Trust carries out various schemes of capacity building, training and care & shelter through its registered organisations. For details please contact SNAC/SNAP in your State/area.
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West Bengal Commission for Women Act, 1992
An Act to provide for the constitution of a State level Commission for women and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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De-Reserve the post of Anganwari Worker and Anganwari Helper
A large number of vacancies in the posts of Anganwari Worker and Anganwari Helper are lying vacant due to non-availability of qualified SC/ST/BC-A/BC-B category candidates.
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Opening Savings Account by Blind/ Visually Impaired Person
A blind/ visually-impaired person can open Savings, RD, MIS, TD, SCSS and PPF accounts in his/her name independently. Procedure for Opening and Operating of Account is described.
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Definition of Handicaps – Degree and Extent of Disability
Definitions of 1) Visually Handicaps, 2) Locomotor Handicaps, 3) Speech and Hearing handicaps, 4) Mental handicaps for the purpose of availing of the various facilities/ concessions for those persons.