Residents of 15 assembly constituencies in North West Delhi will now receive instant services from a newly-constructed District Social Welfare Office, (North West- I & North West- II), opposite Azadpur Mandi, at Indira Nagar.
Key services, including old-age pension, widow pension, disability pension, scholarship schemes, handloom and handicraft assistance, grant programmes, and various social security schemes, will now be conveniently available under one roof for the citizens.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who inaugurated the office on Tuesday, emphasised that the social justice is not a mere policy, but the cornerstone of her government’s governance model. “Our priority is to ensure that no citizen of Delhi, irrespective of his/her background, is excluded from accessing government welfare schemes,” she said.
The new building is equipped with modern amenities, ensuring a better experience and faster service delivery for the beneficiaries.
Present on the occasion, Delhi’s social welfare minister Ravinder Indraj Singh shared that the construction of the new District Social Welfare Office building was completed at a cost of approximately Rs 2.14 crore. He highlighted that the offices had long been functioning from a school building in Rohini, where the lack of space caused inconvenience to beneficiaries.
With the establishment of two dedicated district office buildings, beneficiaries will now have sufficient space and improved basic facilities, he added.
The new office will serve assembly constituencies, including Rithala, Mundka, Kirari, Sultanpur Majra, Mangolpuri, Rohini, Shalimar Bagh, Shakur Basti and Tri Nagar under North-West I; and Narela, Burari, Adarsh Nagar, Bawana, Badli and Model Town under North-West II.
The district office will oversee the implementation of major social welfare schemes of the Delhi government, and will function as the sanctioning authority for applications submitted under financial assistance schemes operated through the e-District Portal.
Notably, designated officers will examine and verify applicant documents, determine eligibility and approve financial benefits, and all the sanctioned payments will be transferred directly into beneficiaries’ bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).