Capitation Grant to Private Orphanages

Traditionally, the people of Bangladesh are determined to take up the responsibility of bringing up neglected poor orphans. All the religious people of Bangladesh have been running private orphanages for the upbringing of orphans. For the smooth running of these private orphanages, assistance is provided from the Department of Social Services. Private Orphanages First, registration under the Voluntary Social Welfare Organizations (Registration and Regulation) Ordinance, 1961 and later financial assistance known as Capitation Grant for the care, treatment and education of the children of the registered private orphanages. The main objective of capitation grant is to turn poor orphans into human resources. Implementation of the program is carried out by the activities branch of the Department of Social Services under the control of the Ministry of Social Welfare. Additional Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, Social Service Officer under the leadership of Director (Institutions) are concerned with the management of capitation grant program at the headquarters level. District level Deputy Director, Assistant Director, Registration Officer, Upazila Social Service Officer and City Social Service Officer supervise capitation grant activities of private orphanages at field level and coordinate between field level and headquarters.

service

Providing financial assistance to private orphanages for fostering orphaned children up to the age of 18 years;

Ensuring nurturing with love and care;

Ensuring provision of formal education and vocational training;

Ensuring the achievement of physical, intellectual and human excellence; providing assistance in the full development of the child;

To provide employment to them with a view to rehabilitation and self-reliance. Service recipients are 5-9 year old orphans of non-government orphanages i.e. 50 percent children of fatherless or fatherless poor children.

Service Center

Upazila social service office and 8 private orphanages.

Legal Basis

Children Act 2013

Voluntary Social Welfare Organizations (Registration and Regulation) Ordinance 1961

Voluntary Social Welfare Organizations (Registration and Regulation) Rules 1962

Orphans and Widows' Homes Act, 1944

Policy on Allocation and Distribution of Capitation Grant to Private Orphanages 2009

Service Delivery Procedures (In Brief)

The private orphanage must be registered with the Department of Social Services and the orphanage must have a minimum of 10 resident orphans aged 6-18 years. 50% children will be covered under this service subject to 100% resident primary/secondary school enrollment. The application has to be submitted to the concerned upazila office within 31 July with the Secretary Social Welfare Ministry through the appropriate authorities in the prescribed form. Information on private orphanages must be sent from the upazila office to the district by August 10 and from the district office to the directorate by August 25. After that, the department has to confirm the sending to the ministry within 15 September. Through the meeting of the Ministry of Social Welfare, the concerned application forms are scrutinized and the allotment letters against the designated private orphanages are sent to the Directorate for taking further action. The allotment letter is sent to the concerned institutions by the department. If the concerned institution submits a bill to the concerned officer against the allocation received, the bill is passed after verification and the upazila accounting officer passes the bill and submits it as official to the upazila social service officer. Later the Upazila Social Service Officer hands over the capitation grant through cross check in favor of the President/Editor of the concerned Orphanage.

tasks

Registration under Orphanages and Voluntary Social Welfare Organizations (Registration and Regulation) Ordinance 1961;

Application through Upazila Social Service/City Social Service office in the prescribed form;

Verification of the age and health status of the applicant orphan through the Civil Surgeon or his representative;

Final approval by the admissions committee;

Free admission of orphans;

Application for receipt of capitation grant by authority;

Send the orphanage survey, inspection report and recommendations to the district social service office by the concerned social service officer;

Deputy Director, District Social Services with recommendations sent to the department; from the department to send recommendations to the Ministry's Capitation Grant Allocation Committee;

Allocation/rejection of application/modification/enhancement of previous allocation by Capitation Grant Allocation Committee;

Maintenance, education, training and rehabilitation of orphans into the society with due dignity. Inform the authorities if any irregularities are observed in the management of private orphanages in the area of citizen participation; Providing financial assistance with Zakat, Fitra, charity etc.;

Any assistance in improving the quality of children's education;

Assisting in the rehabilitation of the child financially, by providing employment or by providing information;

Be kind to children;

Any form of assistance in the full development of the child.

Duration of Service – 7 months after receipt of Capitation Grant application by Private Orphanage.

Who to contact

Upazila Social Service Officer