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Ministry of Social Welfare is one of the important ministries dealing
with human resource development, Poverty alleviation,
Welfare-development and empowerment of the bypassed, disadvantaged
segment of people. To introduce Bangladesh as a Welfare state the
ministry is implementing programs like old age allowances, 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, socially, mentally and physically
handicapped, poor, helpless patients, juvenile delinquents population of
both rural and urban areas of the country. In accordance to article
15(GHA) of the constitution of Bangladesh, social welfare ministry as
well as the organization/institution under the ministry is implementing
these Programs. All the Programs are related towards achieving the
targets of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Management of social
Transformation (MOST) and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). To be
more dynamic and accountable the ministry has undertaken development
approach instead of charity approach. People oriented Programs and work
plans have made the ministry popular to rural people.
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