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MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE OVERALL AIMS
To ensure full participation of women in socio-economic programmes and the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women in the State;
Empowering women, through enhanced strategic human resources development towards nation building;

To provide adequate care, protection and social rehabilitation services for society’s less privileged persons;
To mobilize and encourage community members in the design and execution of self-help project for community sustenance and advancement;
To encourage the establishment of vibrant-vigilante group towards reduction of crime armed robbery in the state;
To enhance all-round participation of all stake holders in the protection of all Rights of the child for quality development.
To promote the provision of skills acquisition programme to women in the State for economic self-reliance.
To increase, through capacity building women’s’ participation in the decision making process.
To create enabling environment for various viable NGOs to complement Government effort.
To facilitate access to soft loans for women to enhance socio-economic ventures.
To discourage all forms of discriminatory acts against women.
   
Specific Objection of the Welfare Programme:
To discourage matrimonial disharmonies among couples and reconcile broken homes in the interest of juveniles who suffer neglect by warring parent.
To reform and rehabilitate delinquent s and mal-adjusted youths through vocational training and counselling the programmes for delinquent juveniles
To assist and rehabilitate ex-service men and ex-inmates of Boys and Girls Approved School, ex-trainees through social institutions and Community Based programmes in the state.
To promote social services for the care of Elderly persons in the state through the establishment of multipurpose Day Care Centre.
To encourage voluntary charitable social services.
   
  Specific Objection of Community Development Programme:
To act as catalyst for change among the people and ensure adequate feed back to the state Government policies and actions.
To mobilize and supervise the execution of self-help project for quality development.
To create enabling environment for the protection of lives and property through the activities of vigilante groups and securities in the State.
To complement self-help projects of the communities through State Government grant.
Specific Objective of Child Welfare Programme:
To promote the survival, protection and development of the child with the collaborative effort of Government, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) and international bodies that are interested in the welfare, well being and development of the child.
To monitor and promote the protection of the right of the child.
To enhance the participation of children in decision-making through participation in the children parliament
To increase the level of awareness against child abuse/labour, child trafficking and exploitation in the society.
 
 

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