Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare

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Department of Women & Child Development & Social Welfare
Department overview
Jurisdiction Government of West Bengal
HeadquartersBikash Bhavan, 10th floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091
Minister responsible
Department executives
  • Smt Sanghamitra Ghosh, I.A.S, Secretary, Principal Secretary
  • Sri Avijit Kumar Mitra, Joint Secretary, Nodal Officer
Child Department
Website Official Website

The Department of Women & Child Development & Social Welfare is a West Bengal government department. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the administration of the development of women and child and social welfare. [1]

Contents

List of ministers

Introduction

The Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal, is responsible for the development of women and child and social welfare in the state of West Bengal. The Department of Women Development and Social Welfare works towards the protection, equity and inclusion of populations that have been historically oppressed, neglected or excluded from development because of their gender, age, disability or situation. This includes women, senior citizens and other marginalized populations such as persons with disabilities, transgender persons, homeless persons and persons with drug / alcohol addiction.

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References

  1. "Egiye Bangal Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.