The Ministry of Social Justice is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for

welfare Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, Equal opportunity, opportunities, and Social privilege, privileges within a society. In Western Civilization, Western and Culture of Asia, Asian cultures, the concept of social ...

and

empowerment Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming strong ...

of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society. The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister.

Eknath Shinde Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (pronunciation: knaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e born 9 February 1964) is an Indian politician and president of Shivsena serving as the 20th and Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was earlier the Cabinet Minister of Urban ...

is current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Social Justice.

Head office

List of Cabinet Ministers

List of Ministers of State

List of Principal Secretary

History

The ministry was formed in 1928. The Welfare Department was established in 1932. The Social Welfare Directorate was created on 23 September 1957.

Institutions

Several institutes are started by the ministry for marginalized sections of society. *Ashram Schools *Residential Schools *Hostels *Institutions for person with disability

References

External links

* Government ministries of Maharashtra {{Maharashtra-stub