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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority

© Government of Haryana

No. 29-2018]

CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2018 (ASADHA 26, 1940 SAKA)

PART-I

Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 3rd July, 2018

No. 984-SW(3) 2018.— The Governor of Haryana is pleased to constitute a single window system i.e.

Widow Cell at district level which would be responsible for ensuring the required actions and activities for the

widows are carried out in a timely and efficient manner, in compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgement dated

11.08.2017 in Writ Petition Civil No. 659 of 2007 titled as Environment and Consumer Protection Foundation versus

Union of India. The composition of Widow Cell shall be as under:-

1

The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority

Chairperson

2

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate

Member

3

The Additional Superintendent of Police

Member

4

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Member

5

The District Programme Officer (DPO)

Member

6

The District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO)

Member

Note.— Superintendent of DPO Office shall be Chief Executive Officer and one Assistant (DPO Office) is nominated

for the Help Desk for Widow Cell. The Chief Executing Officer, District Programme Officer and District

Social Welfare Officer will take the required actions as directed by Cell from time to time.

Functions of Widow Cell :



The Widows’ Cell shall be collectively and individually responsible for planning, allocation and

execution of work related to Registration of widows, outreach to widows, documentation, grievance

redressal, response to Helpline and Help Desk, overseeing mechanisms for Shelter Homes, health

Services, Legal aid, counselling, linking with livelihood and housing schemes, ensuring protection of

the person, children and property of widows in their jurisdiction and networking with all the other

district Widows’ Cell, State and National mechanisms established for the welfare of widows.

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The prescribed Performa’s sent by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for maintain the

records of Widows’ cells such as checklist of outreach / Registration of Widows’, Mobile healthcare

unit programme, Awareness Register, Daily medicine consumption record, Health Camp medical Stock

and Health details of the card holder.

State Level Monitoring Committee - The composition of the committee shall be as under:-

(1)

Member Secretary, SLSA.

(2)

Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development.

(3)

Secretary, Department of Social Welfare.

(4)

Chairperson, State Social Welfare Board.

(5)

Chairperson, State Commission for Women.

Function of the State Level Monitoring Committee :



To review the report of District Monitoring Committee and take appropriate action.



To conduct annual inspection of shelter homes to review the implementation of the schemes.

District Level Monitoring Committee –The composition of the District Level Committee shall be as under:-

(1)

Chairperson, DLSA.

(2)

District Magistrate.

(3)

Chief Medical Officer.

(4)

Two members from local citizens group.

Function of the District Level Committee: To inspect the Shelter Homes and the implementation of the schemes on

a quarterly basis.

DR. RAJA SEKHER VUNDRU,

Chandigarh:

Principal Secretary to Government Haryana,

The 18th June, 2018.

Women & Child Development Department.

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