| FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL WELFARE |
| 1 | Prepare and promote Social Welfare policy, plan of action and its implementation in the Province. |
| 2 | Promote public sector facilitation and support for the protection, rehabilitation and look after of the deprived, marginalized and vulnerable individuals, groups and communities in the Province. |
| 3 | Sensitize the vulnerable people and marginalized communities to organize themselves by resolving their needs and problems on a self-help basis. |
| 4 | Facilitate community organizations, registration and regulating the affairs of the voluntary sector in the Province. |
| 5 | Provide technical and financial support to civil society and non-profit social welfare organizations in the Province. |
| 6 | Initiate and promote legislation, standard operating procedures and social actions for improvement in public and private sector support for the people. |
| 7 | Strengthen the existing institutional care system and help people in need of support directly in their families and communities. |
| 8 | Promote evidence-based information, planning, development, and monitoring services in the Department. |
| 9 | Improve the livelihood of poor people through economic empowerment and skills development. |
| 10 | Support affected people in crises both in calamities as well as in man-made disasters. |
| 11 | Regulate local as well as foreign off-budget philanthropy in the Province. |
| 12 | Coordinate the implementation of the UN Convention on Child Rights and regulate the bodies established thereof. |
| 13 | Provide support to poor patients through social services medical centers. |
| 14 | Reduce social evils, harmful practices, and promote peace through social mobilization, social or adult education, and family facilitation centers. |
| 15 | Coordinate and promote conditional and non-conditional grants for supporting people affected by natural calamities and man-made disasters. |
| 16 | Promote public-private partnerships in the areas of community and social welfare services. |
| 17 | Enhance coordination among Government and non-government partners in the area of social welfare services at Provincial, district, and local levels. |
| 18 | Promote the capabilities of management and service delivery staff in both public and voluntary sectors through training and networking. |
