Minister

The Department of Social Welfare (DoSW) became an independent department on the subject of Women and Child Development on April 1, 2007. The key mandate of the Department is the protection of the interests and rights of women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, with focus on the marginalised sections of society.

The danger of HIV and AIDS epidemics are spreading far and wide at a very alarming nature in India. To build public awareness and to pull the people out of this dreadful quagmire, the honorable members of the Bihar Legislature have formed the Bihar Legislatures’ Forum on HIV/AIDS. The documentation highlights the significant role of the Forum in order to provide better health services to the people.