Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Wednesday, the 17th February, 2010 at 10.00 a.m.
I.(A)RECITATION FROM THE HOLY QUR'AN.
(B)NAAT SHAREEF
II.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: (Women Development Department)
III.LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.
IV.PRIVILEGE MOTION NO.2 OF 2010; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. AYESHA KHOSO, MPA.
V.ADJOURNMENT MOTION, IF ANY.
VI. CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO.1 OF 2010- THE SINDH PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP BILL, 2010.
VII. PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND POWER ON MOTION MOVED BY SYED RAZA HAIDER, MPA; REGARDING FREQUENT POWER FAILURE ESPECIALLY ON 17TH AND 18TH JUNE IN THE PROVINCE OF SINDH.
VIII.ANY OTHER BUSINESS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.
HADI BUX BURIRO
KARACHI, THE SECRETARY
16th FEBRUARY, 2010.PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
Summary of Proceedings
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
WOMEN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
WEDNESDAY THE 17TH FEBRUARY, 2010.
*2204. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
Number of posts vacant in Day Care Centre, Karachi and sales & Display Resources Centre, Karachi alongwith recruitment procedure/plan?
ANSWER
MS. TAUQEER FATIMA BHUTTO,Minister for Women Development:
There is no vacant post in the Day Care Centre, Karachi.
As regards Sales and Display Resource Centre Karachi is concerned, there are eight posts vacant in the Sale & Display Resource Centre, Karachi.
The details are as under:-
i.
One Post of Manager
ii.
One Post of Principle Marketing Coordinator
iii.
One Post of Cashier/Record keeper
iv.
Two Posts of Salesman
v.
Two Posts of Sales girls
vi.
One Post of Chowkidar
The recruitment Procedure/Plan is as under:-
1.
Wide publicity of Posts in leading newspapers.
2.
Written test/interviews against all the posts as per Rules & Regulations & nature/nomenclature of the post.
All the selections will be made on merit basis & with the approval of the “Competent Authority”.
*2205. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
Estimated amount allocated for development projects in the Women Development Department for the financial year 2007-08 along with amount released and utilized till 28-02-2009?
ANSWER
MS. TAUQEER FATIMA BHUTTO, Minister for Women Development:
The details of Projects in Women Development Department during the year 2007-08 along-with amount allocated, releases and utilized upto 28-02-2009 is as under:-
ADP No.
Name of the Project
Estimates amount allocated for the year 2007-08
Total releases up to 28-02-2009
Total Expenditure up to 28-02-2009
1304
Establishment of Sales & Display Resource Centre at Karachi
2,500,000
3,250,000
1,820,707
1305
Establishment of Day Care Centre, at Karachi
2,400,000
3,566,600
3,172,031
1306
Baby Child Training at Day Care Centre, Karachi
1,600,000
1,600,000
1,498,625
1307
Establishment of Women Complaint Cells in Sindh for aid to Women in Distress
5,000,000
6,666,600
748,740
1308
Establishment of Media Cell in the Directorate of Women Development
7,000,000
8,000,000
4,291,960
1309
Report on Trafficking of Women in Sindh
500,000
791,300
234,227
1310
Implementation of Sindh Gender Reform Action Plan (GRAP Sindh)
32,000,000
65,333,300
1,732,434
1311
Baby Child Training in all the district headquarters of Sindh and 18 towns in Karachi
6,000,000
8,900,000
6,467,727
1312
Establishment of Training Institute for Women at Benazirabad (Nawabshah)
8,000,000
9,000,000
17,000,000
Total
65,000,000
107,107,800
36,966,451
*2206. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
Connection between Women Development Department and district Government with regard to running of Darul Aman facilities?
ANSWER
MS. TAUQEER FATIMA BHUTTO, Minister for Women Development:
There is no connection between Women Development Department and Darul Amans. The Women Development Department is not concerned with the facilities so provided by the District Government for running Darul Aman.
*2432. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a)Is it a fact that a Media Centre is being established by the Directorate of Women Development;
(b)If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, rational for the same?
ANSWER
MS. TAUQEER FATIMA BHUTTO, Minister for Women Development:
(a)No, it is not a Centre but it is a Cell established in the Directorate of Women Development Sindh. It was established in the year 2005-06, the following are its objectives:-
(b)Government has made various commitments signed, convention and charters at national and international level which require continuous media campaign through national and regional languages via electronic and print media by article writing in newspapers, publication of brochures, magazines, dramas on TV channels, documentaries etc. Women issues were also be raised through workshops, conferences and congregations.
The details of total seminars, workshops, conferences, magazines, & brochures on women issues were made as under:-
SR. #.
SEMINARS, PRESS, CONFERENCES & EXHIBITIONS
TOTAL NUMBER
01
Awareness Raising Seminars
14 Seminars
02 Press Conferences
04 Exhibitions
01 Seminar on Web Site launching
02
Articles Writings
17 Articles in English, Urdu & Sindhi in various newspapers
03
Bills Board
Installed 10 Bills Boards of Women Awareness at Karachi, Larkana, Benazirabad, Hyderabad & Khairpur.
04
Radio & TV Commercials
Two TV Commercials, 04 TV messages, 02 Radio Interviews (Minister & Secretary)
05
Message on Bus Panels
On 02 Buses.
06
Two Reports of Women Development Department published in 2006 and 2008-09
1000 Copies distributed to all Secretaries to Government of Sindh and stakeholders.
07
Participation in Women/Child Expo
Distribution of Awareness Brochures at Expo Centre Karachi Oct/Nov, 09
08
Publicity awareness
Banners & Brochures published for Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah Birthday, Women’s Equality Day and Human Rights Day, Mother’s Day and International Women’s Day
09
UAN Number
Activated UAN No: (111-623-937) for women’s complaints etc.
*2503. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a)Is it a fact that 100 million has been budgeted in 2009-10 for assistance to women through civil society organizations;
(b)If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, names of organizations approved for funding alongwith amount disbursed to date to each with rational for the payment?
ANSWER
MS. TAUQEER FATIMA BHUTTO, Minister for Women Development:
In this connection, it is submitted that the Scheme “Assistance to poor Women victims of violence and atrocities through civil society” is under process of approval of PC-I. No funds have so far been drawn or distributed to any civil society organization.
*2971. MS. NAHEED BEGUM: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a)Location of the Women Development Office, in Sukkur along with procedure/criteria by whom the relief has been provided to the women by the Department;
(b)Is it a fact that there exist a Complaint Centre also in Sukkur;
(c)If answer to (b) above is in affirmative, progress report of the said centre?
ANSWER
MS. TAUQEER FATIMA BHUTTO, Minister for Women Development:
(a)No, there is no Women Development Office in Sukkur.
(b)Yes, there is Women Complaint Centre at Sukkur which has recently been set upped and is being located at Bungalow No: 743, plot No: 6 A & B Near KFC Restaurant, Military Road, Sukkur.
(c)The main object of this office are as under:-
(i)To control violence against women at grass root level by providing awareness to both male and female abut their mutual legitimate rights through seminars, workshops and media campaigns.
(ii)To provide legal aid to the abused and less privileged women at grass root level.
(iii)To involve women and community groups in finding solution to the problems of violence against women.
(iv)Exploring the psychological solution to the problem.
(v)To motivate abused women to register cases in Court of Law.
Due to non-appointment of Psychologist and Social Worker the centre is being temporarily looked after by some of the Social Workers of Sukkur on voluntarily basis, who provided free legal aid and assistance to women victims of violence. They have dispose-off about 10 cases uptill now details are as under:-
