COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

therefore, Innovative Programme was launched by the
Central Board. Several projects under the programme are
being run for the welfare of children of prostitutes, rag
pickers and children of leprosy patients etc. who need
special attention. Apart from above, campaigns have been
launched for creating awareness against drug de-addition,
alcoholism etc. Counselling for the schoolgirls prone to
depression due to apprehension about their future career
prospects and consequently attempt to suicide, needed
special attention under Innovative Scheme.
9.41 Under this scheme, an institution is expected to
prepare a project giving details of the area, the requirement
of the proposed project, areas of intervention,
methodology, tools, budget etc. There is no schematic
budget for such projects; and the project proposal is
prepared by voluntary organizations keeping in view the
social necessities. No specific application forms are issued
for this programme. However, voluntary organizations are
advised to contact the State Social Welfare Board and
submit their detailed project proposal through the State
Board along with budget and details of activities to be
organized. In the absence of a structured proforma, the
State Boards have to prepare the project proposal along
with comprehensive justification, which requires the
inclusion of basic data.
Field Counselling and Inspection
9.42 Central Social Welfare Board monitors the
performance of the field officers posted in various State
Boards vis-à-vis their duties and functions in providing
counseling and guidance to the institutions implementing
the Board’s programmes and promoting voluntarism in
the districts allotted to them. Conferences, Workshops,
Seminars etc are organized periodically on women related
and other social issues through voluntary organization, or
directly through State Board and Central Social Welfare
Board. Training programmes are regularly held for the
field officers to up date them on inspection skills, give
orientation on monitoring of different programmes and
impart skills on management of welfare services rendered
by voluntary organizations.
9.43 An allocation of Rs. 1.00 crore is made for
programmes under FCI and a sum of Rs. 87.38 lakhs was
utilized during 2005-06. The expenditure incurred during
the year 2006-07 under FCI is Rs.1,72,45,514/- against
the allocation of Rs.1,50,00,000/- upto 6.2.2007.
Magazines of the Board Samaj Kalyan and
Social Welfare
9.44 CSWB publishes a monthly magazine on Social
Welfare in order to sensitise the public about social
problems, issues and concerns. The magazine was also
envisioned as a platform for highlighting the activities of
voluntary organisations working for the welfare of women,
children and other disadvantaged groups. The inaugural
issue of ‘Social Welfare’ was released in April 1954. This
was followed by the first issue of ‘Samaj Kalyan’ in Hindi
in August 1955. The magazines are planned and edited
independently to cater to the needs of their individual
readership. Both magazines have the most extensively
documented material on all the social problems in Indian
society and they are referred to as resource material by
students of social work.
9.45 During the year 2006-07 till December 2006, ‘Social
Welfare’ and ‘Samaj Kalyan’ brought out a series of special
issues on State Boards- Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttar
Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya,
Madhya Pradesh.
Publicity and Public Relations
9.46 The Board carries out regular publicity of its
activities and programmes through the audiovisual and
print media. Press conferences are regularly organised to
publicize the latest developments and events. The Board
also organises exhibitions on special occasions. The Board
has commissioned several documentary films, such as
‘Khel Khel Mein’ – a film on respect for elders, a
documentary on the life of Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh, films
on the institutions that are awarded the Dr. Durgabai
Deshmukh Award, spot films for telecast on Doordarshan
etc. Apart from its magazines, the Board publishes reports
of seminars, conferences and evaluation studies. Yearly
calendars on specific themes, folders, brochures and
booklets about the programmes of the Board are published
from time to time.
9.47 The Board has its own website where the latest
information pertaining to programmes and activities is
posted. The website address is www.cswb.org.
Women’s Helpline
9.48 Help Line is a project of Govt. of India, Ministry of
Women & Child Development and Central Social Welfare
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