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Haryana State Social Welfare Advisory Board is functioning under the administrative control of Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi.

INTRODUCTION 

            The Central Social Welfare Board came into existence on13th August 1953 by a resolution of the Govt. of India with its main objectives of developing welfare programme in general and programme for women, children, physically and socially handicapped in particular through the network of voluntary organizations as well as through its own projects. Later on Central Social Welfare Board was registered as a Company under Companies Act 1956.

            For better and successful implementation of the programme of the Board, the Central Social Welfare Board set up the State Social Welfare Boards in all the States and Union Territories.

            Consequent upon the reorganization of the Punjab State, the President of India in consultation with the Chairman, Central Social Welfare Board constituted three separate Social Welfare Boards each for Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh w.e.f. 1.11.66 vide notification No. 12893-5SW-66/4366 dated 25.10.1966.

    FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD  

  1.       To act as a medium for exchange of information between the field, the State and Centre.

  2.       To invite, receive, examine and recommend to the Central Social Welfare Board,
             applications for grant-in-aid from voluntary welfare institutions under different
             programmes.

 3.       To supervise and report on the working of the institutions/ projects to the Central Social Welfare Board.

4.       To advise and assist the Central Social Welfare Board in sponsoring new welfare
           programs and activities where ever they are needed within their States;

 5.       To advice the State Govt. on the Voluntary Organizations for Social Welfare in the State
and to coordinate the welfare and development activities under taken by the various departments of the State Govt. with a view to avoiding duplication;

 6.       To undertake such other activities as may be conductive to the fulfillment of these objectives;

 7.       To promote the growth of voluntary social welfare agencies with special reference to
           development of the welfare services in areas uncovered at present.

 8.       To assist Central Social Welfare Board in the provision of a field counseling service for
aided agencies;

 9.       To administer the programmes of social welfare in rural areas either sponsored by the Central Social Welfare Board jointly initiated with the cooperation of the State Govt.

10.      To stimulate effective coordination among voluntary welfare agencies at the State and Local levels.

11.      To undertake with the concurrence of Central Social Welfare Board such social welfare activities or programmes as such are entrusted to the State Board by any Department of Centre/State/Union Territories and;

12.      To assist the Central Social Welfare Board and the State Govt. in further development of welfare services.

    COMPOSITION OF THE STATE BOARD

              The Chairperson of the Board is appointed by the State Govt. in consultation with the Central Social Welfare Board and other members who are social workers are nominated by the State Govt. and the Central Social Welfare Board in the ratio of 50: 50 in addition to Ex-officio members are also included in the Board.

    Financial Assistance to Haryana State Social Welfare Board

            The Women & Child Development Department, after concurrence of Finance Department provides Financial Assistance in the form of Grant-in-aid to the Haryana State Social Welfare Advisory Board for 50% of the expenditure on establishment of the board and 100% of  allowances and POL etc expenditure of the chairman.
            During the year 2007-08, a sum of rs. 35.00 lacs has been released by State Govt. for above mentioned purposes and a sum of  Rs. 32.20 lacs has been provided in the budget for the year 2008-09.

    Programmes

            The Board runs schemes and activities through  different voluntary organizations sponsored by the Central Social Welfare Board.  These mainly include condensed course of education for women, awareness generation projects for rural and poor women, family counseling centers, working women hostel, crèches for the children of working and ailing mothers, short stay homes for women & girls.

In addition to the above, the other activities of the Board are as under :-

1.    Orientation Training to the functionaries of voluntary organisations
2.  Training to the organizers of Awareness Generation Programme.
3.    Demonstration Project.
4.    Socio Economic Programme – Organizing of Mahila Shakti Meals and Exhibitions for the
     promotion of sale of manufactured goods by the women.
5.    Other programme allotted by the Central Social Welfare Board from time to time.

   Contact Points

            For further details and information Office of Haryana State Social Welfare Board, SCO No. 87-88, IInd floor, Sector -17 D, Chandigarh may be contacted.