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The DSW (Department of Social Welfare) provides welfare programs and services to the persons with disabilities, social security for the aged and destitute through the network of residential care homes and non-institutional services. Besides this the Department also provides avenues of self employment to persons with disabilities and builds awareness amongst general public regarding the welfare measures of the department.

In order to attain its ambitions, the Department of social welfare has decentralized its program implementation to the level of its 10 districts units having jurisdictions co-terminus with the Revenue /Police districts of Delhi.

Functions & Work of Social Welfare Department

The Department is approaching its services in the form of functions which rotate around the management aspects i.e., Treatment, Prevention and Rehabilitation through the implementation of the Social Legislations pertaining to the welfare of beggars, probationers and prisoners, licensing of institutions and provision, management and care of statutory and non statutory institutions/services, for the welfare of the people. These social legislations are as under:

The Persons with Disabilities(Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995

The Bombay Prevention of Begging Act,1959(Extended to GNCT of Delhi)

The Probation of Offenders' Act, 1958>

The Senior Citizen's Welfare Maintenance Act 2007

The Good Conduct Probation Prisoner Release Act 1928

The Department is approaching services to the needy, physically and socially destitute sections of society in Delhi. The Department is also providing financial support to the Voluntary Organizations of Delhi engaged in Social welfare activities in the fields of welfare of persons with disabilities, senior citizens etc for recurring and non-recurring expense to make them gradually self sufficient. Financial support is given to needy senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

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