Indian Council For Child Welfare
ICCW’s Charter
Dedicated to promoting the welfare and development of Children across India through comprehensive programs and initiatives.
- To initiate, undertake or aid directly or through its State/Union Territory Councils or affiliated bodies, schemes for furtherance of child welfare/development in India.
- To support wherever possible and guide the progress of any approved schemes of child welfare/development which may already exist.
- To organize and maintain institutions for the training of child welfare/development workers and to encourage their employment for child welfare/development work, to help, wherever possible, in the extension of facilities for courses of special training in child welfare/development in the existing institutions.
- To help, wherever possible, in the extension of facilities for courses of special training in child welfare/development in the existing institutions.
- To establish a Central Bureau for the study and collection of data and statistics, in respect of child welfare/development work.
- To publish studies, treatise, books periodicals, reports and other literature relating to child welfare/development.
- To promote dissemination of knowledge and information and to educate public opinion for child welfare/development programmes on a scientific basis.
- To arrange for the holding of periodical conferences and seminars on child welfare/developments.
- To promote enactment of legislation and reform in existing laws relating to matters concerning children and their welfare and work towards the formulation of a national charter for children and implementation of its provisions.
- To promote generally the welfare of children in India having regard to their social, economic and other needs.
- To promote establishment or formation of State Councils or Union Territory Councils with similar aims and objectives and to provide for their affiliation to the Council
- To promote, establish and recognize societies or associations with similar objectives within the territories of the Republic of India and enter into agreement with other organizations for their affiliation to or amalgamation with the Council.
- To co-operate with national and international organizations having similar objectives and to depute or receive representatives to and from such organizations.
- To cooperate with other agencies both governmental and non-governmental in the organization and administration of schemes and funds for furtherance of child welfare/development in India.
- To send delegates or observers to national and international conferences on child welfare/development or allied matters.
- To receive grants, donations, fee or subscription and to manage and administer the funds at the disposal of the Council.
- To acquire, receive and hold property both movable and immovable including securities and negotiable instruments.
- To purchase, construct, manage and alter buildings and to equip them suitably for the purpose of the Councils.
- To manage, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose off or deal with property of any kind which may at the disposal of the Council.
- To enter into contracts for and in connection with the pursuance of any of the purposes of the Council.
- To raise moneys and funds by borrowing or otherwise as may be deemed fit for and on behalf of the Council.
- To perform all such acts as may be necessary or proper for the achievement of any or all of the objectives of the Council.
- To include the welfare of women to meet the above aims and objectives.