Ministry of Social Welfare (Bangladesh)

Ministry of Social Welfare
সমাজকল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়
	Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed	20 January 1972; 52 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget	৳12807 crore (US$1.1 billion) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Sharmeen Murshid;
Ministry executive	Md. Khairul Alam Sekh, Secretary;
Child agencies	National Disabled Development Foundation; Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council; Department of Social Services;
Website	msw.gov.bd

The Ministry of Social Welfare (Bengali: সমাজকল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়; Samājakalyāṇa mantraṇālaẏa) is the government ministry of Bangladesh responsible for the programs and the provision of social, rehabilitative services to improve the physical, social, emotional and economic well-being of the disadvantaged groups.^[3] The Ministry looks after human resources development, poverty alleviation, welfare, development and empowerment of the backward and backward communities of Bangladesh. In order to introduce Bangladesh as a welfare state, the Ministry of Social Welfare is implementing old age allowance, widow allowance, disability allowance, acid burn and disabled persons assistance programs etc. It is implementing multi-dimensional and intensive activities for the welfare and development of homeless, socially, intellectually and physically handicapped persons, poor, helpless patients and vulnerable children. These activities have been undertaken with the aim of achieving the goals stated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Vision 2021 and the Seventh Five Year Plan.^[4]