Social Welfare Schemes in Thiruvananthapuram

Social Welfare Schemes can be broadly classified into; welfare of the handicapped, welfare of women and children, correctional services and social security. The child welfare programmes implemented are health care, pre-school education and nutrition. In Thiruvananthapuram district there are five welfare institutions; one after-care hostel, one after-care home, one home for physically handicapped women, one home for mentally retarded children and one vocational care centre for the physically handicapped.

Units of Integrated child Development Schemes are functioning at 11 centres. They are Chakkai, Panavila, Vattiyoorkavu, Athiyannor, Perumkadavila, Vamanapuram, Kazhakuttom, Chirayinkeezhu, Kilimanoor, Nemon and Varkala. There are 2250