Enactment No. 1984 dated 14-4-1960

No: 1984 Dated: Apr, 14 1960

Enactment No. 1984 dated 14-4-1960

Public Assistance Department was created by enactment No. 1200 dated 7.8.1947 being a section of the Directorate of Civil Administration and its chief aim was to coordinate and exercise supervision over all the modalities of Social Welfare, either maintained or subsidized by the Government or other administrative bodies and corporations.

In the beginning the mission of Provedoria was only to administer the Public Assistance Fund, but only after 3 months of its inception, Provedoria began to enjoy all the privileges and facilities given to Government bodies (article 1 of Enactment No. 1209 dated 27-11-1947). 

After 4 years i.e. in 1951 the progress made by Provedoria was so great that the Overseas Ministry stated that there was need of reorganizing the whole set up of Provedoria so that, financial and administrative autonomy might be given.

Thus, since the year 1952, Provedoria was de facto enjoying all the privileges of an autonomous body and considering its realizations as well as the amplitude now given by the Legislative Diploma No. 1944 dated 22-10-1959 by which the system of rendering Social Assistance in this State is reorganized. 

The circumstances and the experience, therefore, advice that the Provedoria shall be integrated in the juridical regime of Autonomous Services of the State, giving consequently to those working in the same Organisation all the rights, duties and privileges of Government Servants.