The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is entrusted with the welfare, social Justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized section of the society viz. Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, and Victims of Drug Abuse etc.
Basic objective of the policies, programmes, law and institution of the Indian welfare system is to bring the target groups into the mainstream of development by making them self-reliant.
The Ministry is headed by Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Cabinet Minister and ably assisted by three Ministers-of-State namely Shri Vijay Sampla , Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar and Shri Ramdas Athawale .
There are two departments viz. Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Smt. Nilam Sawhney (IAS, AP:1984) is the Secretary of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment. Ms. Shakuntala D. Gamlin(IAS, AGMUT:1984) is the Secretary of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
The Bureau Head wise Allocation of work in Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is as follows:-
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S.No.
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Name (Shri/Ms)
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Designation
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Work allocated
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1.
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Shri. B.L. Meena
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Joint Secretary (SCD-A & BC)
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i. Backward Class Division
ii. Dr. Ambedkar International Centre
iii. Scheduled Castes Development Division (A) - SCD-II, SCD-IV
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2.
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Ms. Aindri Anurag
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Joint Secretary (SCD-B & Cdn.)
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All matters pertaining to SCD-B:
i.Corporate Cell
ii.Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme
iii.RL Cell
iv.PCR & PoA
v. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
vi. Survey of Manual Scavengers in statuatory towns (SRMS)
vii. NCSC, NCSK
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3.
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Shri Surendra Singh
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Joint Secretary (SD, RR, Media)
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i. Social Defence
ii. Media
iii. Work relating to R&R of Narmada Project
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4.
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Ms. Manisha Sensarma
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Economic Adviser
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i. Plan Division
ii. All work related to statistics
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5.
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Ms. TCA Kalyani
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Joint Secretary &
Financial Advisor
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Integrated Finance Division & Budget
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6.
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Ms. Rashmi Chowdhary
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Joint Secretary (Admn. & CVO)
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i. Administration, Cash, G. A.
ii.Vigilance
iii.Parliament
iv.Official Language
v.CR & FC/RTI
vi.Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation.
vii.Member Secretary, Dr.Ambedkar Foundation
viii.SCD-III
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Link arrangements among the above officers shall be as under:-
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S.No.
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Officer
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Link Officer
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1.
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JS(BC & SCD-A)
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JS(SD, Media, RR)
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2.
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JS(SD, Media, RR)
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JS(BC & SCD-A)
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3.
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JS (SCD-B)
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JS (Admn. & CVO) |
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4.
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JS (Admn. & CVO)
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JS (SCD-B)
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