Women and Child Development Organisation (WCDO)

About Us The Department of Women and Child Development provides service to the Women and Children. The Department provides Ladli Scheme for Girl Child, Child Protection, Orphan Girls & Poor Window's daughter's Marriage, Widow's Pension and education for children preschool, high School and Senior Secondary aided School in various states across India in Bal/Balika Bawans and Higher Education School\Institutions\College across India. Education provides under the act SSA and BATI PADAO BATI BACHO. Women and Child Development Organsation was created as a separate Departments. Since inception, it has been working for the overall development of children and women through a host of specially designed schemes and programmes. It also deals with schemes for the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disability. The year witnessed launch of some new schemes like MAMATA systemic changes like strengthening of the Decentralized Feeding Programme of ICDS. The focus of activities continues to be on the empowerment and entitlements of children, women, and persons with disabilities and senior citizens. ORGANISATION The Department of Women and Child Development Department has a An Antonomous Organsation under the Act, 1882. The Directory of Officers is at Annexure-1. The Department has an elaborate field formation with the District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) to assist the Collector in each District and a Sub-divisional Social Welfare Officer (SSWO) in every sub-division. Besides this, there are Social Educational Organizers (SEOs) and Lady Social Educational Organizers (LSEOs) at the Block level who assist the Block Administration in implementing the social welfare programmes. In the district, each ICDS project is headed by a Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), the project is further divided into 5-6 Sectors.