The Social Welfare Council is responsible for the promotion, facilitation, co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the non-governmental social organizations in Nepal. It is also responsible for the extension of its supports to the government in the matters of developing the NGO sector policies and programs of the nation and implement them in a co-ordinate way.
The Council provides with frequent training needs, small grants and back-up supports to the local (national) NGOs affiliated to this. It also cerate necessary environment to link up the local NGOs with the international NGOs and assist to develop partnership between them for the implementation of the activities.