| Agency Name: | Department of Women & Child Development & Social Welfare |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of West Bengal |
| Headquarters: | Bikash Bhavan, 10th floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 |
| Region Code: | IN |
| Minister1 Name: | Shashi Panja |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister in Charge |
| Chief1 Name: | Smt Sanghamitra Ghosh, I.A.S, Secretary |
| Chief1 Position: | Principal Secretary |
| Chief2 Name: | Sri Avijit Kumar Mitra, Joint Secretary |
| Chief2 Position: | Nodal Officer |
| Child1 Agency: | West Bengal Commission for Women |
The Department of Women & Child Development & Social Welfare is a West Bengal government department. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the administration of the development of women and child and social welfare.[1]
The Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal, is responsible for the development of women and child and social welfare in the state of West Bengal. The Department of Women Development and Social Welfare works towards the protection, equity and inclusion of populations that have been historically oppressed, neglected or excluded from development because of their gender, age, disability or situation. This includes women, senior citizens and other marginalized populations such as persons with disabilities, transgender persons, homeless persons and persons with drug / alcohol addiction.