The Department of Women and Child Development was created in 1995. It is also aimed at implementing different social welfare schemes meant for persons with disability, the old, infirm and indigent persons. Women & Child development Department is committed for strengthening the initiatives of Government for holistic development of Women and Child, which constitutes 49.3% and 14.6% of the Orissa’s population. This is the nodal Department for formulating plans and programmes for development of women & children in the State.