- Two Departments : "Department of Social Justice and Empowerment" and "Department of Disability Affairs" created under the Ministry with effect from May 14th, 2012 (New)
- Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Schemes Proforma.(New)
- Grants-in-aid under DDRS to be submitted in the revised Application Form for the year 2013-14.(New)
- Extension of time/last date for Invitation of Application for the National Award 2013 - "Vayoshreshtha Sammans" to eminent senior citizens and institutions involved in rendering distinguished services for the cause of elderly persons, especially indigent senior citizens.
and Hindi (PDF file that opens in a new window) (New) - Monitoring of Attendance under the Biometric Attendance Monitoring System (BAMS) in M/o Social Justice & Empowerment. (PDF file that opens in a new window) (New)
- Invitation of Application for the National Awards for outstanding services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse, 2013. Last date for receipt of applications extended upto 28.3.2013. (New)
- Request for Proposal for undertaking Evaluation Studies on the Scheme of Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana. (PDF file that opens in a new window) (New)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Dr. Shantilal Girdharlal Patel receiving 'Vayoshreshtha Samman' for CENTENARIAN AWARD from Union Home Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, on 1st, October, 2012 in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. (From Left to Right), Additional Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Smt. Mehta (Daughter of Dr. Shantilal Girdharlal Patel), Union Minister of Home, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Dr. Shantilal Girdharlal Patel, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Mukul Wasnik, Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Anil Goswami, and Joint Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri T. R. Meena.
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