Under the Manipur State Women Development Corporation Ltd., training was imparted to women including School drop-outs in the different traditional and non-traditional trades such as Handloom weaving, type writing & short hand, Readymade Garments, Mosquito Net weaving, Leather, Beauty culture and Computer etc. in collaboration with N.G.Os under the various schemes of Govt. of India, NORAD & STEP etc. During the year, a sum of Rs. 10.00 lakhs was given grant to the Manipur State Women Development Corporation Ltd.

The State Bal Bhavan, Khuman Lampak is a recreational-cum-Educational Centre for children of all types irrespective of caste, creed and colour where various recreational activities like Song & Dance, Sitar/Guitar/Tabala recital, painting, soft toy making, computer education, Library-cum-Doll House, Children Park, Science Park, were available for the benefit of the children. Programmes are conducted throughout the year including programmes of Summer & Winter camps. Selected children were deputed to outside the State to participate the competitions. Seminar/Workshops annually. Fund for this was borne by National Bal-Bhavan, India. Two children, namely, Piyaibala Ayam and M. Jotin received National Balshree Awards, 1999 for creative writing and innovative science respectively, honored by the President of India. Recently, a Science park was installed at this Centre with the assistance from the Science and Technology Department, Manipur.

During this year 284 (two hundred eighty four) dependent/fostered children were given scholarships for educations @ 60/- p.m. per head. A sum of Rs. 2.05 lakhs was spent during the year 1999-2000 for benefiting 284 such children.

Integrated Development programme for Women & Children (Girl child and Adolescent Girls) at Border Town of Moreh was started during the end of the year, 1998-99. The objectivity of the BADP Project is to reduce gender disparities and to improve the status of the Girl Child and Adolescent Girls living in the Border Area for getting equal opportunities for survival and Development. Under the Scheme “THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME” to promote awareness of personnel Hygiene, Community Health Services, Social Work, Food & nutrition Education, Family Welfare, gender issues and Women rights, Maternity and child Health, Rights of the Child, Drugs and AIDS and Vocational Training Programme for Adolescent Girls. 30(thirty) trained Adolescent girls have been formed as Self-help Groups in order to sustain the employment generation programme. During the coming year, a separate society for the adolescent girls will be set up for self-sustaining of income. Credit facilities through the State Women Development Corporation and Banks to the Adolescent Society will also be arranged for continued flow of fund for working capital of the Society. A sum of Rs. 10.00 lakhs was spent during 1998-99 and 1999-2000.

The Department organized UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY celebration on 14^th November, 1999 at the 1^st Manipur Rifles Parade Ground as usual. A 2(two) day’s workshop on “RIGHT OF CHILD” sponsored by UNICEF in co-operation with the Manipur Human Rights Commission was held on the 10^th & 11^th May, ’99 with a view to make the people aware about the UNITED NATION’S CONVENTION  on the Rights of the Child.

A State Level workshop on Rural Water Supply, Health, Sanitation & Nutrition under SPAC (State Plan of Action for Children) was held from 30^th August to 1^st Sept., 1999, sponsored by UNICEF.

Govt. Deaf & Mute School is similarly a high school in which Deaf & Mute Children (both boys and girls) were given education by special techniques, i.e. signed languages and demonstrations. 56(fifty six) Deaf & Mute children were given education in various classes upto X(ten) standard during the year under report. For this school also Hostel facilities were given and each hosteller were given a diet allowance @ 500/- p.m. – Altogether a sum of Rs. 7.30 lakhs was spent under the diet allowance for benefiting 152 Disabled children in the two schools.

Scholarships to Disabled students reading in different schools/colleges inside and outside the State were also given During the year, a sum of Rs. 1.20 lakhs was spent for benefiting 321 Disabled students.

Awareness Camps were also organized by the NGOs specially on the hot topics of HIV and AIDS confronting the youths of To-day in co-ordination with the Social Welfare Department and Medical Department, Manipur.

During the year, a maintenance grant of Rs. 6.00 lakhs and Rs. 10.00 lakhs were given to the Manipur State Social Welfare Advisory Board (MSSWAB).

The ICDS Project Staff and Angawadi Centres actively assisted the Medical Department in the Pulse Polio Immunization Progamme in their respective jurisdictions.

National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAP)- Payment @ 75/- per old pensioner p.m. Rs. 87,71,000/- spent.

National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS) – Payment of Financial assistance @ 500/- when women belonging to family below poverty line delivers child. Rs. 25,52,000/- was spent.

The District-wise achievements for the scheme are given below (however due to non-release of 2^nd and subsequent installments from the Govt. of India, the achievements are few). This Schemes are directly implemented by DRDAs through District Social Welfare Officers

 CENTRAL SCHEME OF GRANT-IN-AID TO N.G.O.s

Under various Central Schemes, like NORAD, NCT, CRECHE, DRUG AWARENESS, COUNSELING CENTER FOR DRUG, MOBILE MEDICINE, DAY CARE CENTRES, this Department used to inspect and enquire into the deserving cases of NGOs which applied for financial grants from various Ministries of Govt. of India and recommended the deserving cases through the State Government. During the year, 1999-2000, 86(eighty-six) cases of N.G.O.s were recommended for financial grant.