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District Women and Child Development Office, Chandrapur
Address: Old Collector Bungalow, Sai Baba Ward, Near Water Tank, Behind Akashvani, Chandrapur, Pin - 442401
District Women and Child Development Officer: Deepak V. Banait
Mobile No.: 9766348987
Under the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015, the District Women and Child Development Office, Chandrapur, provides the following notified services to the citizens of Chandrapur district.
Notified Service No. 307: Working Women's Hostel
In a Naxalite-affected and underdeveloped area like Chandrapur, for the safety and secular accommodation of women and girls coming from other towns for employment, the Jijamata Working Women’s Hostel, Chandrapur is operated under the District Women and Child Development Office, Chandrapur, by Sarvodaya Mahila Mandal.
The Jijamata Working Women’s Hostel, Chandrapur, was approved for operation by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of India, in 1982-83, and its infrastructure was completed between 1984-87, allowing admission of working women. The approved capacity of the hostel is 30 women. Along with working women, women undergoing training in computer skills, nursing, tailoring, and Montessori training are also granted admission.The institution has benefited more than 750 working women and trainees so far and has been functioning continuously for the last 38 years.
Available Facilities:
- Well-equipped building in the city center
- 24-hour water and electricity supply
- Kitchen and dining hall
- Well-lit and ventilated rooms
- TV and solar water heater
- Guest room, medical room, and common room for girls
- Yoga and meditation hall
- Each room equipped with a mattress, bed, table, chair, fan, light, and wardrobe
- Firefighting system
- CCTV camera facility
Contact: Jijamata Working Women’s Hostel, Shastri Nagar, Chandrapur
Mobile Numbers: 8698177262 / 9373488064
Notified Service No. 308: Admission of Children to Childcare/Observation Homes
Under Section 41 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, childcare and observation homes are registered. Under this section, open shelters, special adoption agencies, and safe homes for children in conflict with the law are registered for care and protection.
Children admitted to childcare homes based on the orders of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) include:
- Lost, found, abandoned, orphaned, or deserted children
- Street children, child laborers, child beggars
- Children in distress, child marriage victims
- Children of incapable parents
The children admitted are provided food, clothing, shelter, education, training, counseling, and rehabilitation.
Children in conflict with the law are admitted to observation homes based on the orders of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) until their case inquiry is completed. These children receive counseling, education, training, and rehabilitation.
A Government-run Boys' Observation/Childcare Home has been operational in Chandrapur since 1985.
Address: Dr. Allurwar’s Building, C-18, Shastri Nagar, Near Shastri Nagar Housing Society, Mul Road, Chandrapur, Pin - 442402
A Government-run Girls' Observation/Childcare Home has been operational in Chandrapur since 2024.
Address: Near District Stadium, Sai Baba Ward, Chandrapur, Pin - 442401
Notified Service No. 309: Shakti Sadan Women’s Shelter/Swadhar Home for Distressed Women
A short-term women's shelter (capacity: 30 beneficiaries) was approved by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, New Delhi, in 1996, and a Swadhar Home (capacity: 100 beneficiaries) was established in 2005.
In 2018-19, both schemes were merged into the Swadhar Home Scheme, and in 2022-23, it was integrated under the Mission Shakti initiative as Shakti Sadan. In Chandrapur district, Saraswati Shikshan Mahila Mandal, Chandrapur, operates Shakti Sadan, which currently has a capacity of 50 beneficiaries.
This home provides shelter, education, training, counseling, and social reintegration for:
- Women in distress, abandoned women, widows, ex-prisoners
- Unmarried mothers, victims of natural disasters
- Women leaving prostitution, victims of violence
- Socially ostracized women, sexual assault survivors
- Women affected by HIV/AIDS
Women found wandering by the police or rescued from prostitution through police raids are admitted to this shelter upon the orders of the Court and police authorities for counseling and rehabilitation.
Admission Process
As the shelter is declared a service provider under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, women can be admitted based on orders from:
- District Medical College, Police Department, District Women and Child Development Office, Railway Police, Railway Childline, Child Welfare Committee, District Child Protection Unit, NGOs, Social Workers, and other government & non-government departments
- Women in distress can also seek admission voluntarily
The shelter operates 24/7 and provides:
- Counseling, health check-ups, vocational training, and social reintegration
- Medical aid, legal assistance, and police protection when required
Women in the shelter receive free legal aid under the guidance of the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Chandrapur, for filing cases in court.
Admission, Rehabilitation, and Beneficiary Statistics
Since 1996, over 3,000 women have been admitted, and more than 2,000 have been rehabilitated.
Over 1,600 women have received police protection, and over 100 were rescued from human trafficking.
Training Programs
Women admitted to the institution receive training in:
- Sewing, typing, computers, beauty parlors, handicrafts, and spinning wheel operation
Over 1,800 women have received training, and more than 500 women have secured private-sector jobs.
Marriage and Social Reintegration
Since 1996, a total of 119 marriages have been arranged through the rehabilitation process for unmarried mothers, women facing relationship issues, and widows.
Address: Swadhar Women’s Shelter, Krishnanagar Chowk, Mul Road, Chandrapur
Mobile Number: 9765932527
Government Ashram school
Government Ashram School under Integrated Tribal Development Project Chandrapur
| Sr No | Government Ashram school |
| 1 | Government Post Basic Girls Ashram School Borda |
| 2 | Government Post Basic Ashram School Maregaon |
| 3 | Government Post Basic Ashram School Dewada |
| 4 | Government Post Basic Ashram School Mangi |
| 5 | Government Post Basic Ashram School Patan |
| 6 | Government Post Basic Ashram School Jiwati |
| 7 | Government Post Basic Ashram School Dewai |
| 8 | Government Post Basic Ashram School Rupapeth |
Hostel
Project Office, Government Hostels (23) for Tribal Boys/Girls under Integrated Tribal Development Project Chandrapur
| NO. | Hostel Name |
| 1 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL NO.1 CHANDRAPUR |
| 2 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL NO.2 CHANDRAPUR |
| 3 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL GADCHANDUR |
| 4 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL SINDHEWAHI |
| 5 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL KORPANA |
| 6 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL GONDPIPARI |
| 7 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL MUL |
| 8 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL NO.1 RAJURA |
| 9 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL NO. 2 RAJURA |
| 10 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL POBHURNA |
| 11 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL JIVATI |
| 12 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL BOYS HOSTEL SAWALI |
| 13 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL NO.1CHANDRAPUR |
| 14 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL NO.2 CHANDRAPUR |
| 15 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL GADCHANDUR |
| 16 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL GONDPIPARI |
| 17 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL SINDHEWAHI |
| 18 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL RAJURA |
| 19 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL MUL |
| 20 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL JIVATI |
| 21 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL KORPANA |
| 22 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL SAWALI |
| 23 | GOVERNMENT TRIBAL GIRLS HOSTEL POBHURNA |
Scheme
| Scheme Name | Benefit details | Scheme criteria |
| Ekalavya Residential Public School | CBSE pattern education system is provided to tribal students along with accommodation. In this, students are provided with accommodation, breakfast, meal, school uniform, books, educational stationary, shoes, socks, blankets, sweaters, etc. Preparation for CET, JEE, NEET is done by the students.
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1) Should be studying in class 5th2) Aadhaar card3) Birth certificate4) School leaving certificate5) Caste certificate6) Parents below poverty line certificate or income should not exceed Rs. 8 lakhs |
| Government Ashram School Group Scheme | Government Ashram Schools have been started since 1972-73, adopting the perspective of area development, for the social and educational progress of the Scheduled Tribes living in mountainous and remote areas of Maharashtra. Ashram school provides facilities like education, food, accommodation, educational materials, high-quality future base learning method education, etc. to students from class 1 to 12.
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1) Birth Certificate
2) School Leaving Certificate 3) Mark Sheet 4) Below Poverty Line Certificate 5) Caste Certificate 6) Parent’s Income Certificate 7) Family Guarantee Letter |
| Subsidized Ashram School Group Scheme | In the state of Maharashtra, aided ashram schools have been started since 1972-73, adopting the perspective of area development, for the social and educational progress of the Scheduled Tribes living in mountainous and remote areas. Aided ashram school provides facilities like education, food, accommodation, educational materials, high-quality future base learning method education, etc. to students from class 1 to 12.
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1) Birth Certificate
2) School Leaving Certificate 3) Mark Sheet 4) Below Poverty Line Certificate 5) Caste Certificate 6) Parent’s Income Certificate 7) Family Guarantee Letter |
| Named school group | The Tribal Development Department has started reputed English medium convent schools scheme for Scheduled Tribe students in remote and hilly areas of the state. The aim of these schools is to provide quality education in English medium and residential facilities to the tribal students. Currently, there are 6 named Ashram Schools functioning in Chandrapur district, which include primary, secondary and junior colleges. Admission is given in the class 1st grade.
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1) Aadhaar Card
2) Birth Certificate 3) School Leaving Certificate 4) Caste Certificate 5) Parental Below Poverty Line Certificate or Income not more than Rs. 1 lakh |
| Government hostel for tribal boys and girls | This scheme has been launched with the aim of facilitating higher education for Scheduled Tribe boys and girls and promoting their educational advancement.
The hostel provides accommodation, breakfast, meal, books for various competitive exams, sports materials for physical development, educational allowance, etc. Payment of allowance is made through DBT for food and other educational materials allowances to the student in hostels located in the district places.
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1. School Leaving Certificate
2. Mark Sheet 3. Below Poverty Line Certificate 4. Caste Certificate 5. Parent’s Income Certificate 6. Family Guarantee Letter |
| Government of India Scholarship | This scheme is implemented by the Government of India with a view to encouraging tribal students to pursue higher education after school examinations and to help them meet the cost of higher education. This scholarship is given to tribal students through colleges.
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1. Should be studying in Junior School / College.
2. Should be from Scheduled Tribe 3. Should have a residence certificate 4. Caste validity certificate / Caste certificate 5. Parents should be below poverty line or income should be less than Rs.2.50 lakh 6. Students should have an account in a nationalized bank. |
| Scholarships for study in abroad | Scholarships are provided by the Government of India to study in abroad to enable students from Scheduled Tribes to get the opportunity for higher education, improve their standard of living and develop their artistic talents.
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1. The student should be pursuing higher education abroad.2. The university in which the student is studying should be within 200 in the University (QS) World Ranking.3. Caste Certificate4. Resident Certificate5. Domicile Certificate
6. Parents should be below poverty line or income should be less than Rs. 8.00 lakh7. Students should have a bank account 8. Previous year’s mark sheet 9. Aadhaar card 10. Caste validity certificate |
| Golden Jubilee Scholarship (Pre–matric Scholorship) | The Golden Jubilee Tribal Pre-Matric Scholarship is provided to Scheduled Tribe students studying in classes 1 to 10. This scholarship is disbursed by the Zilla Parishad (Block Education Officer).
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1. Should belong to Scheduled Tribe
2. Should have a residence certificate 3. Caste certificate 4. Parents should be below poverty line or income should be less than Rs.1.08 lakh 5. Students/parents should have an account in a nationalized bank. |
| Thakkar Bappa Adiwasi Vasti Improvement Programme |
Cement roads, cement drains, connecting roads, public tanks, borewells, submersible pumps, repair of old wells, construction of drains, electrification of colonies, installation of street lights, Works like community hall, library, public toilet, graveyard construction, river bank protection wall, ghats etc. Development of pilgrimage tourism, Gram Panchayat office etc. are undertaken as per the financial limit against the population.
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Guidelines for the Thakkarbappa Adivasi Vasti Improvement Scheme have been issued under the Tribal Development Department Government desolution dated 03 February 2023. In it, financial limits have been fixed based on the tribal population.
Within the said financial limit, one or more works can be undertaken in the concerned settlement/village/pade/group for a period of 5 years. Preference will be given to settlements/village/pade/groups where infrastructure facilities have not yet been provided. |
| Swabhimani Empowerment Scheme | Landless families below the poverty line, due to lack of means of subsistence, have to work under the Employment Guarantee Scheme or with private individuals and migrate to other states for employment. To avoid this, tribal landless families are given 2 acres of irrigated land and 4 acres of arable land.
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1) Under this scheme, land will be purchased by the government and transferred to the names of the husband and wife of landless Scheduled Tribe tribal families. However, in the case of widows and abandoned women, the land will be transferred to their names only.
2) This scheme is 100 percent government subsidized. 3) 4 acres of dry land or 2 acres of irrigated land will be provided to the landless tribal family below the poverty line of the Scheduled Tribes. 4) The minimum age of the applicant for this scheme should be 18 years and the maximum age should be 60 years. 5) The beneficiary selected under this scheme should be a landless tribal below the poverty line. 6) The following factors will be given priority among the beneficiaries to be selected for this scheme. a) Landless tribal abandoned women. b) Landless tribal widow women. C) Landless virgin mothers. d) Landless primitive tribes. E) Landless Pardhi. 7) Those who have been allotted Gairan, Siling land by the government and those who have received individual forest rights will not get the benefit of this scheme. |
| Kanyadaan Yojana | To reduce the huge expenditure incurred on wedding ceremonies and to curb inappropriate practices in wedding ceremonies, an incentive of Rs. 25,000/- per couple is provided for mass wedding ceremonies.
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1) Caste Certificate
2) Child Marriage Prohibition Certificate 3) Aadhaar Card 4) Bank Account Passbook 5) Two Passport Photographs |
| Shabri Awas Yojana | For rural areas Rs. 1.32 lakhs
For urban areas Rs. 2.50 lakhs
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1) The beneficiary should belong to Scheduled Tribe
2) Income certificate should be within the limit of Rs. 1.20 lakh for rural areas and Rs. 3.00 lakh for urban areas 3) The applicant should have Gaon Namuma 8 in his name 4) The beneficiary should having in raw/ thatched/ mud house or homelss. 5) Preference will be given to those who are disabled/widow/Abondoned/landless/margined land holders. 6) Scheduled Tribe Certificate (of the beneficiary) 7) The beneficiary shouldn’t have previously availed any other government housing scheme. |
| Providing financial assistance at 85 and 100 percent subsidy to educated unemployed youth of Scheduled Tribes for undertaking various business under the Nucleus Budget Scheme. | Rs.50000/- for rural/urban areas
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1) Caste certificate with name of beneficiary
2) Income certificate/BPL certificate with name of beneficiary 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) Xerox of Aadhaar card 5) Xerox of bank passbook 6) Ration card |
| Providing financial assistance at 85 and 100 percent subsidy to Scheduled Tribe women for purchasing Two-in-One Sewing Machines under the Nucleus Budget Scheme. | Rs.10000/- for rural/urban areas
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1) Caste certificate with name of beneficiary
2) Income certificate/BPL certificate with name of beneficiary 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) Sewing Machine Certificate 5) Xerox of Aadhaar Card 6) Xerox of Bank Passbook |
| Providing financial assistance of 85 and 100 percent subsidy to Scheduled Tribe farmers for purchasing Fishing nets and other equipment under the Nucleus Budget Scheme. | Rs.50000/- for rural/urban areas
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1) Caste certificate with name of beneficiary
2) Income certificate/BPL certificate with name of beneficiary 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) Ration card 5) Xerox copy of Aadhaar card 6) Xerox copy of bank passbook |
| Under the Nucleus Budget Scheme, financial assistance at 85 percent subsidy will be provided to Scheduled Tribe farmers for the installation of barbed wire/mesh solar powered wire compound to protect crops from wild animals. | Rs.50000/- for rural/urban areas
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1) Caste certificate with name of beneficiary
2) Income certificate/BPL certificate with name of beneficiary 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) 7/12 and Village Form – 8A 5) Xerox copy of Aadhaar card 6) Xerox copy of Bank Passbook 7) Ration card |
| Providing financial assistance of 85 and 100 percent subsidy to Scheduled Tribe farmers for purchasing tarpaulin under the Nucleus Budget Scheme. | Rs.20000/- for rural/urban areas
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1) Caste certificate with name of beneficiary
2) Income certificate/BPL certificate with name of beneficiary 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) 7/12 and Village Form – 8A 5) Xerox of Aadhaar card 6) Xerox of Bank Passbook 7) Ration card |
| Providing financial assistance of 85 and 100 percent subsidy to Scheduled Tribe farmers for purchasing barbed wire and mesh wire under the Nucleus Budget Scheme. (Including cement poles and other ancillary expenses) | For Rural / Urban Area Rs. 50,000/-
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1) Caste certificate with name of beneficiary
2) Income certificate/BPL certificate with name of beneficiary 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) 7/12 and Village Form – 8A 5) Xerox copy of Aadhaar card 6) Xerox copy of Bank Passbook 7) Ration card |
| Providing financial assistance of 85 and 100 percent for setting up/sound and lighting / mandap decoration for self-employment to tribal self-help groups/tribal self-employment organizations under the Nucleus Budget Scheme | For Rural / Urban Area Rs. 2,50,000/-
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1) Caste certificate of all the members of the group
2) Registration certificate of the group 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) Xerox copy of Aadhaar card of all the members copy of the group 5) Xerox of the group’s name and back passbook 6) Resident certificate of all the members of the group 7) Group photo of the members of the group |
| Providing financial assistance to tribal farmer groups for purchasing thresher machines under the Nucleurs Budget Scheme | For Rural / Urban Area Rs. 4,00,000/-
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1) Caste certificate of all the members of the group
2) Registration certificate of the group 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) Xerox copy of Aadhaar card of all the members of the group 5) Xerox copy of the group’s named bank passbook 6) Resident certificate of all the members of the group 7) Group photo of the members of the group |
| Providing financial assistance at 85 and 100 percent subsidy to Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries for purchasing mini flour mill/turmeric spice grinder under the Nucleus Budget Scheme. | Rs.50,000/- for Rural/Urban areas
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1) Caste certificate with name of beneficiary
2) Income certificate/BPL certificate with name of beneficiary 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) Xerox of Aadhaar card 5) Xerox of bank passbook 6) Ration card |
| Providing financial assistance at 85 and 100 percent subsidy to Scheduled Tribe male self-help groups/farmer groups for purchasing tractors and trolleys under Nucleus budget scheme. | For Rural / Urban Area Rs. 7,50,000/-
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1) Caste certificate in the name of all the members of the group
2) Registration certificate of the group 3) Driving license in the name of the group 4) Gram Sabha resolution 5) Xerox of Aadhaar card of all the members of the group 6) Xerox of back passbook in the name of the group 7) Resident certificate of all the members of the group 8) Group photo of the members of the group |
| Providing financial assistance at 85 and 100 percent subsidy to the self-help groups/groups of Scheduled Tribes for purchasing cement brick making machines and other ancillary materials under Nucleus budget scheme. | For Rural / Urban Area Rs. 4,65,000/-
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1) Caste certificate of all the members of the group
2) Registration certificate of the group 3) Gram Sabha resolution 4) Xerox of Aadhaar card of all the members of the group 5) Xerox of the group’s name and back passbook 6) Resident certificate of all the members of the group 7) Group photo of the members of the group |
