Social Welfare Department

Constituted as an Independent Directorate in 1974. Deals with Human Resource and Development. Falls under three Ministry of Government of India – Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs.Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Ministry of Women and Child Development:

• 1. Mission POSHAN 2.0
i. Anganwadi Services. ii. POSHAN Abhiyaan. iii. Scheme for Adolescent Girls
• Integrated Child Protection Scheme
• Swadhar Greh (A scheme for women in difficult circumstances)
• One Stop Centre for Women
• Women Helpline ‘181’

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment:

• Disability Sector
• Aged and Infirm

• Anti-Drug Programmes
• Senior Citizen Helpline

Schedule Caste

Ministry of Tribal Affairs:

• Grant-in-aid to NGO’s working for the Welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
• Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution

Ministry of Minority Affairs:

• Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) in West Garo Hillls District

more about Social Welfare Department

List of Protection Officers Appointed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Meghalaya)

Prevention of Trafficking of Women and Children 0364-2225266
Shillong Child Line 1098 (Toll free)

• RFQ Shopping Package (Procurement of IT Assets & VC System for Office Setup) Ver 1.0-4(462kb
• Invitation for BID for Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission(680kb
• Scholarship Scheme Guidelines 2023-24(17352kb
• Corrigendum for submission of bids for procurement of Ready to Eat Micronutrient Fortified Energy Dense Food for SNP under ICDS Scheme(1826kb
• Corrigendum for submission of bids for procurement of Ready to Eat Micronutrient Fortified Energy Dense Food for SNP under ICDS Scheme (86kb
• Notice Inviting e-Tender (80kb
• Guidelines of Mission Vatsalya, Child Protection Services(CPS) Scheme (362kb
• Orders of Governor(124kb
• List of mandatory documents required for app lica tion of Unique Disability lD (UDlD) Certificate(824kb
• Drug Reduction, Elimination and Action Mission (DREAM)(777kb
• Advertisement(2112kb
• REPORT ON EXPOSURE VISIT TO ODISHA BY MEGHALAYA OFFICIALS AND MEGHALAYA EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT MISSION (10642kb)
• Policy Brief - Meghalaya Mental Health & Social Care Policy 2022 (500kb)
• Meghalaya Mental Health and Social Care Policy (2022) (7133kb)
• Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Procurement Of Laptops & Desktops (628kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to appoint the District Child Protection Officer(s) for all 11 (eleven) Districts of Meghalaya as District Nodal Officer(s) for identification and enrolment of children who have (i)dropped out of schools due to various reasons (ii) Children in Need of Care and Protection (iii) Children in conflict with law/contact with law in compliance to the Honble Supreme Court Order dated 09.05.2022 on SMWP(C) No.4 of 2020. (137kb)
• Nodal Officer for ensuring compliance with the functions of the e-Proposal System in respect of Directorate of Social Welfare (69kb)
• Nodal Officer for ensuring compliance with the functions of the e-Proposal System in respect of Social Welfare Department (65kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to appoint Smti. Deity Herietta Majaw and Smti. Joy Grace Syiem as co-opted members of the Meghalaya State Commission for Women with immediate effect under Rule 5 of the Meghalaya State Commission for Women (Salaries, allowances and conditions of services of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Members) Rules, 2005. Other members will remained as notified (87kb)
• the Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to notify the Deputy Commissioner, Eastern West Khasi Hills District as Nodal Officer for Government owned buildings at the District level to monitor the action taken by the concerned Authority/Custodian on the issue(s) raised by the citizens through the Sugamya Bharat App (37kb)
• In continuation to this Department's Notification No SW (S)32/2021/470 dated 07.03.2022, the Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to include the Director of Health Services (MI)/Representative, as co-opted Member of the "State Level Monitoring Committee under the Joint Action Plan on Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse among Children and illicit Trafficking" (47kb)
• Request for Proposal to appoint survey agency for conducting survey and provide the recommendation for disguising of a Rehabilitation Package for vulnerable single mothers in the State (374kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to nominate Shri. E. Kharmalki, I.A.S, Secretary, Social Welfare Department as the Nodal Officer for effective monitoring, updation and implementation of National Infrastructure Pipeline(NIP). (33kb)
• The Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Meghalaya, invites applications from registered organizations/ Institutions with 5 years experience in the following field for consideration of Grant-in-aid under "State Scheme" for the year 2022-23. (54kb)
• Applications are invited from recognized/ registered voluntary organization registered under NGO-Darpan for giving financial assistance under Government of India scheme associated in the following activities (50kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to constitute the Governing Council of the Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission Society (209kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to notify the Nodal Officer for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) (48kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to designate State Resource Centre for Women as Single Nodal Agency for the scheme called Mahila Shakti Kendra. (165kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to nominate Smti Bridget Warshong, Deputy Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Meghalaya, Shillong as Nodal Officer for implementation of InService Training and Sensitisation of Key Functionaries of Central and State Government, Local Bodies and other Service Providers for disability related matters under Central Sector Plan Scheme (35kb)
• The Department of Social Welfare, Government of Meghalaya will be organizing the Swasth Balak Balika Spardha (SBBS)/Healthy Child Campaign Programme in a campaign mode from the 21st -27th March. 2022 in collaboration with the Health & Family Welfare Department, C&RD and the Education Department. (145kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya" is pleased to constitute the "State Level Monitoring Committee under the Joint Action Plan on Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse among Children and Illicit Trafficking" (68kb)
• The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to declare that all Government Departments implementing schemes for Persons with Disabilities shall accept Unique Disability ID certificates issued specifically only by State Resource Centre on Disability Affairs} Shillong (41kb)
• Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to notify Shri.D.D. Shira, MCS, Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Meghalaya, Social Welfare Department to be the Nodal Officer to act as a Single Point of Sontact (SPOC) for the Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) (30kb)
• Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to reconstitute the Meghalaya State Commission for Women with immediate effect for another period of 3 (three) years under Rule 5 of the Meghalaya State Commission for Women. (52kb)