District Social Welfare Department

Office phone number : 7001697738

Email ID (if any): dswo.dd@gmail.com

Pension Scheme:-

1. Disability Pension:- 40% – 49% Disabled person. Contact at BDO Office. Income below Rs. 1000/-/Month. Pension Rs. 750/- month
2. Old Age Pension :- Person above 60 yrs. And Income below 1000/-/month. Pension Rs. 750/-/ month. Contact at BDO office
3. Widow pension:- Window Woman above 18 yrs and income below Rs. 1000/-/ month. Contact at BDO office. Pension 750/- month
4. Manabik Pension:- Disability 50% and above. Income limit Rs. 1 Lac/ year. Contact at BDO Office. Pension Rs. 1000/- month. 

Scholarship:-

For Handicapped students reading upto class VIII. Rs. 300/-/month. Monthly income below Rs. 3000/-/month. Contact at BDO Office

Non Institutional Care for Destitute Children:- 

@ Rs. 60/-/month. Income below Rs. 3000/-/month. Contact at BDO Office. 

National Trust:-

Apply Online to the District Magistrate for issuing legal guardianship certificate for Disabled person (See website www.thenationaltrust.gov.in).

Also apply online for scholarship for Disabled student at National Trust Portal.

ERG (Economic Rehabilitation Grant):-

For starting a small business for Disabled Persons income below Rs. 3000/-/month. One time grant Rs. 10000/-

Cottage Home for Boys and Girls:-

Apply to the BDO for admission at Cottage Home for poor student above 6 years to 18 years below Rs. 3000/- /month. Contact at BDO Office. 

Admission at Govt. Boys Home:-

For destitute children admitted by order of theCWC (Child Welfare Committee), Dakshin Dinajpur. Children in need of Care and protection to be

produced at Child Welfare Committee located at Subhayan Home premises at Balurghat. 

Production at JJB:- 

Children (0-18 years) in conflict with law or victim of children with assault, injury etc to be produced to Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) at Subhayan

Home Campus, Balurghat.

Production at CWC:- 

Child in need of Care & Protection (0-18 years) to be produced at CWC, Dakshin Dinajpur for there restoration at Subhayan Home premises, Balurghat.

Admission at Specialization Adoption Agency (SAA), Hili:-

Abandoned and orphan children (0-6 years) may be admitted at SAA through CWC. Unwanted children may be surrendered to the SAA through CWC

and District Child Protection Unit, Dakshin Dinajpur for adoption.

Adoption:-

Parents willing to adopt a child may contact at District Child protection Unit, Dakshin Dinajpur or SAA, Teor, Hili (Contact No. 9932326792).

For any kind of Child Rights Violation issue, Contact DCPO, Dakshin Dinajpur (Contact No. 9433433778).