Ministry
of Social Welfare is one of the important Ministries dealing with Human
Resource Development, Poverty Eradication, Welfare, Development and Empowerment
of the bypassed and disadvantaged segments of the people of Bangladesh. To
introduce Bangladesh as a Welfare state this Ministry is implementing programs
like Old Age Allowances, Widows Allowances and Allowances for Persons with
Disabilities, Grants and aids to Acid burnt victims. The Ministry has also
multidimensional and intensive programs for the welfare of the by-passed,
disadvantaged segment, unemployed, landless, orphans, distressed, vagrants,
homeless, socially, intellectually and physically challenged, neuron-developmental
challenged, poor, helpless patients, Children at Risk of both rural and urban
areas of the country.
In
accordance with the Article 15(Gha) of the constitution of Bangladesh, Ministry
of Social Welfare as well as attached Department and Agencies are implementing
these Programs. All the Programs are related towards achieving the targets of
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Management of Social Transformation
(MoST), Vision 2021 and Sixth Five Year Plan.
To be more
dynamic, transparent and accountable the Ministry has undertaken development
approach instead of charity approach. Family Centric Programs and pro-people
Work Plans have made the Ministry popular to the people of Bangladesh.
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