Social Policy and Administration in IndiaMohinder Singh Although there are some books on various aspects of social administration but still the literature on facets of social policy, planning and administration is scanty. In this book, an attempt has been made to cover the main aspects of social policy and administration in India. It includes papers contributed by scholars from different disciplines. In all, there are 21 papers which cover Revitalizing Social Policy; Social Welfare Programmes under Five Year Plans; Women Development; Child Development; Urban Poverty Alleviation; Evaluation of Rural Poverty Alleviation; Social Welfare in India; Social Insurance; Development of Handicapped; Scheduled Castes Development; Urbanization; Communal Riots; Drug Addiction; Methods of Social Work; Health Care Administration; Union Ministry of Welfare; Role of CSWB; and Administrative Organization for Backward Classes. |
Contents
Revitalizing Social Policy of India | 3 |
Policies and Programmes | 27 |
Social Welfare Programmes Under Five Year Plans | 57 |
An Overview | 71 |
Child Welfare Policy and Programmes in India | 99 |
Social Insurance Through the Employees State | 117 |
A Review | 141 |
Problems and Suggestions | 161 |
A ReligioPolitical Analysis | 201 |
Causes and Remedies | 219 |
An Enquiry into Social Work Methods | 231 |
Problems | 245 |
Organization and Functions | 257 |
Role of the Central Social Welfare Board | 271 |
Administrative Organization of Social Welfare | 289 |
Role of Voluntary Organizations in Social Development | 301 |
Common terms and phrases
activities Andhra Pradesh Article backward classes beneficiaries benefits Bhiwandi Bombay Castes and Scheduled cent Central Social Welfare centres Child Development child welfare cities Committee communal riots communal violence Constitution coordination crore CSWB Delhi Department Development Programme Director disabled drug addiction economic employment evaluation facilities financial assistance Five Year Plan functions Government of India Haryana Hindu ICDS implementation improvement income increase industries institutions IRDP Karnataka Kurukshetra labour lakh large number million Minister Ministry of Welfare monitoring Muslims National needs nutrition Planning Commission political poor population poverty line Pradesh problems projects promote Public Administration Punjab rehabilitation rural areas Rural Development SC/ST scheduled castes scheduled tribes scheme Secretary sector Singh slums social policy social welfare Social Welfare Board social welfare programmes society socio-economic Tribal urban areas Uttar Pradesh various voluntary agencies voluntary organizations weaker sections welfare services women workers