Welfare measures play a crucial role in the development of disadvantaged segments of the society and help them contribute in the process of nation building and democratic process. Preamble and the Directive principles of state policy of Indian constitution themselves establish the fact of a welfare state.
Established by a group of eminent community leaders in 2006, Human Welfare Foundation (HWF) has become one of India’s leading nongovernmental organizations dedicated to carrying out humanitarian and development programs to fight poverty and people’s suffering by working in partnership with vulnerable communities regardless of faith, caste, gender or political beliefs. It has over 200 local partners spread over 20 states, implementing 4774 projects. The number of beneficiaries so far is well above 9 million.
SC, ST, BC, minorities, differently-abled and women are considered as disadvantaged groups in the country. There are schemes and programmes for each section to address their problems in specific. These schemes are either
supported by central or state government or by a partnership between the two.
HWF has formed a separate department for the effective utilization of Government Welfare Schemes. Central Government spends 2% of its GDP for social protection programmes. However, the society, especially the disadvantaged and weaker section, fail to take advantage of these schemes, partly owing to the neglect by the authority and partly due to their ignorance and inability to avail these benefits. Therefore, the department identifies this gap and interferes in the process of implementation of such welfare schemes working as an active agent by widening the reach of the schemes to the target sections of the society. HWF takes up this mission by establishing development facilitation centers across the country under the tag Nagrik Vikas Kendra
Objective of NVK:
Nagrik Vikas Kendra aim to enable underprivileged segments of the society to live a life of self-sufficiency and dignity by getting access to the different welfare schemes offered by the Central and State Governments. For strengthening the nation building and democratic process.
Project Output:
Long-Term Output:
• Development of socio-economic conditions of
selected villages through the promotion of Govt.
welfare schemes.
• Setup model Nagrik Vikas Kendra centres
availing benefits up to 30-50 lakh rupees per
year.
Short-term Output:
• Ensure that each village community member has
important official documents.
• Awareness to utilize central and state sponsored
Government schemes.
• Ensure community participation in the
development process.
• Stimulate villagers to attain maximum education.
• Activate economic activities of the villagers
through schemes.
• Reduce poverty, illiteracy and unemployment
using the schemes.
• Promote people’s rights.