Social administration in the Indian context has evolved as a mechanism to implement welfare policies and programs designed to address the socio-economic needs of its diverse population. India, as a welfare-oriented democratic state, has placed significant emphasis on using administrative structures to achieve social justice, equality, and development. The Indian Constitution itself provides the foundation for social administration through its Directive Principles of State Policy, which guide the state in promoting the welfare of people by securing a social order based on justice—social, economic, and political. Social administration in India has been shaped by the challenges of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, caste-based inequalities, gender discrimination, and regional disparities. The planning process since independence has been directed at reducing these disparities through centrally sponsored schemes, state-led initiatives, and local governance mechanisms. Five-Year Plans, until they were discontinued, provided a framework for allocating resources to health, education, housing, and rural development. Today, the NITI Aayog serves as a policy think tank to coordinate strategies in social administration, focusing on cooperative federalism. One of the significant aspects of Indian social administration is its focus on poverty alleviation. Programs like the Mahatma