Through the Social Welfare Department, schemes are implemented from the Central, State and Zilla Parishad’s own funds for the welfare of the backward classes and to improve their standard of living. The said Central and State schemes receive grants from the State level from the Hon’ble Commissioner, Social Welfare Commissionerate, Maharashtra State, Pune. Provision is made for the schemes of Zilla Parishad’s own funds by the Zilla Parishad.
To implement various schemes of the backward classes through this department, at the Zilla Parishad level, there are District Social Welfare Officer, 1 post, Office Superintendent 1 post, Medical Social Worker 1 post, Assistant Consultant 1 post, Social Welfare Inspector 5 posts, Senior Clerk 2 posts, Junior Clerk 1 post, Peon 1 post, and the staff class of the Zilla Parishad is as follows: Assistant Accounts Officer, Senior Assistant 1 post, Junior Assistant 1 post.
QR codes of various schemes of the Social Welfare Department, Zilla Parishad, Kolhapur are being published and an appeal is being made to take advantage of various schemes.