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5. Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections

 

5.1. Mechanisms Existing in India for Vulnerable Sections5.2. Laws Pertaining to Betterment of Vulnerable Sections5.2.1. ChildrenOther InstrumentsLegislations Related to WomenOther InstrumentsLegislations Related to SCs, STs and OBCs5.2.4. Senior Citizens/ AgedLegislation Related to Aged/Senior CitizensOther InstrumentsLegislations Enacted for Disabled PersonsOther InstrumentsLaws Related to Minorities5.2.7. Laws Related to LGBT5.3. Institutions and Bodies for the betterment of these vulnerable sections5.3.1. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment5.3.2. ChildrenNational Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD)Central Adoption Resource AuthorityChild Welfare CommitteesChild Care InstitutionCHILDLINE5.3.3. WomenRashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)5.3.4. SCs/STs/OBCsNational SC Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC)NSFDC Operations:National Safai Karamacharis Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC)National Commission for STsFunctions of the CommissionPowers of the CommissionNational Commission for Backward ClassesNational Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC)5.3.5. MinoritiesCommissioner for Linguistic MinoritiesNational Commission for Minority Educational InstitutionsCentral Waqf Council5.3.6. Disabled PersonsDishaNational Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)Schemes of NHFDCRehabilitation Council of India5.3.7. Senior CitizensSenior Citizen Welfare Fund