PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
WOMEN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
FRIDAY THE 19TH JULY, 2019
1549. *Ms. Sidra Imran: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
Is it a fact that facilities provided by department for improvement of handicraft and Skill development of women in the province during June 2016 to November 2018?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
Women Development Department in collaboration with different NGO’s have been providing facilities to the women for improvement of handicraft and skill development of women in the province, programs organized on National Women Day at Mehran Hotel and International Women Day at Arts Council in March 2018, free of cost stalls were provided to women artisans to display their work.
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At Benazirabad , Women Development Department are running different training programs like, sewing and cutting, embroidery, IT courses to girls/women in order to empower them. In 2018, 70 girls got certificates in different programs at Benazirabad on completion of trainings.
1550. *Ms. Sidra Imran: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
Number of display and Sales centers functional in the province from June 2016 to November 2018 along with the number of women entrepreneurs facilitated from the same during Jan 2018 to November 2018?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
There are no sales and display centres functional in the province from June 2016 to November 2018 under the umbrella of Women Development, however one Display Centre was established in Karachi in State Life Building opposite to CM House under the ADP scheme “Establishment of Sales & Display Resource Centre” but due to unavailability of funds.
Department has signed MOU with SARSO and Home Net for facilitation of Women Entrepreneurs in Sindh, SARSO has permanent Display Centre at Sukkur and 3600 women have been empowered by providing stalls which are free of cost where they display their products and earn profit independently.
1552. *Ms. Sidra Imran: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that programs done by the department for capacity building of skilled women to promote women entrepreneurship that may help in improving economic conditions of people of Sindh, during June 2016 to November 2018;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
Women Development Department in collaboration with different NGO’s, many capacity building training programs for skilled women were organized.
· 200 women successfully trained in 4 skills and empowered through skills enhancement trainings. Like Embroidery, Cutting, Computer courses, English language etc.
· 70 girls were trained in basic trainings of sewing and cutting courses.
· 150 girls were admitted in Enterprise Development Program where they learned various skills like sewing, cutting, embroidery, bag making, candle work, jewelry work etc. Many are working independently after training.
Women Development Department in collaboration with SARSO organized exhibition at Sukkur, Lahore, Islamabad in 2018 to improve the economic condition of women.
AHAN organized exhibition where women entrepreneurs displayed their work free of cost in coordination with SARSO and Women Development Department.
Women Development Department is in process of initiating project of “Improvement of Livelihood of Home Based worker” in coordination with JICA ( Japan International Cooperation Agency ) which will benefit approximately 1000-1500 girls/women and will help them to achieve their livelihood goals.
1569. *Ms. Ghazala Siyal: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
District and designation-wise jobs provided to the women in the women development department during 2017-18?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
No appointment has been made in the Women Development Department / Directorate of Women Development, Karachi during the year 2017-18.
KARACHI: G.M UMAR FAROOQ
DATED THE 18TH JULY, 2019 SECRETARY
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
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