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Introduction of Family Welfare Programme
pbhealth.gov.inFAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMME IN THE PUNJAB STATE. The Family Welfare Program was introduced in the Punjab State during the year 1956. The main objective of the programme is to reduce growth rate so as to stabilize the population
CRS Report: Welfare Spending The Largest Item In The ...
www.budget.senate.govfederal welfare expenditures must also be understood in the context of a federal policy that has explicitly encouraged growth in welfare enrollment—combined with a weakening of welfare standards and rules. For instance, spending on food stamps—the second-largest federal welfare program—has quadrupled since
SOCIAL PROTECTION - Asian Development Bank
www.adb.orgprotection.” Of the two terms, “social protection” is the most commonly used internation-ally. The term “social safety net” appears to have a less precise meaning; some people use it to mean the whole set of programs and policies discussed in this strategy, others use it to refer only to welfare programs targeted to the poor.