PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
WOMEN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
TUESDAY THE 8TH OCTOBER, 2019
1544. *Dr. Seema Zia: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it fact that the Sindh Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2015 was passed on April 6, 2015 but it does not have website as of August 15, 2018;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, reasons of delay for not constituting the tourist guide Regulatory Committee as of August 17, 2018?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
The website of the Sindh Commission on the Status of Women under the government domain (https://scsw.sindh.gov.pk/) has been functional and updated since the 19th of October 2018.
The I.T Department, Government of Sindh gave SCSW a government domain on the 12th of October, 2018.
When staff was hired on contract basis with the help of donor in September, 2018 then the Commission assigned a duty to one staff member as focal person to get training from the I.T department, Government of Sindh. She received training from the I.T Department, Government of Sindh in October, 2018 and has been managing the website since then.
The SCSW website is updated on regular basis.
1553. *Ms. Sidra Imran: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that one of the key area for women development is women economic empowerment;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, programe initiated for women economic activities in Sindh during August 2018 to November 2018?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
It is a fact that key area for Women Development Department is Women Economic Empowerment, for which ADP schemes have been implemented in province, which directly and indirectly support economic empowerment.
No individual program in August 2018 to November 2018 has been initiated for Economic Empowerment of Women as almost every ADP of the department is catering this component.
1554. *Ms. Sidra Imran: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that skilled/handicraft women are engaged with department by displaying products in various exhibitions from August 2018 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 coordination with NGO’s and line departments help to engage skilled/handicraft women to display their products, in many exhibitions all over the province. In Jan 2018 and May 2018. Women Development Department in collaboration with SARSO organized an exhibition at Ocean Mall and Dolmen Mall Clifton respectively. On women days celebrations, department provide platform to skilled ladies to display their items, sale and earn without any stall charges. In November 2018, on events of 16 Days of Activism, stalls were displayed at PACC in collaboration with Women Chamber of Commerce under the umbrella of Women Development Department.
However Women Development Department couldn’t organize independently any such program due to unavailability of funds.
1556. *Ms. Sidra Imran: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
How many trade exhibitions organized by WDD for the skilled women entrepreneurs of Sindh from Jan 2018 to Nov 2018?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
There are no trade exhibitions organized by Women Development Department for the skilled women entrepreneurs of Sindh as trade exhibitions is the mandate of Department of Industries and Chamber of Commerce.
Women Development Department have no funds provision which can be utilized for such exhibitions.
1804. *Ms. Nusrat Sehar Abbasi: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that measures have been taken by department for making new schemes in next financial year to combat gender based violence in Province and is there any plan to establish one window service to facilitate gender based violence survivors;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
Women Development Department has not submitted new scheme in next financial year to combat gender based violence due to financial constrain in the Province.
Women Development Department run helpline # 1094 for women affected Gender based violence in Sindh.
Sindh Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW) formed the committees at district level with the collaboration of public private partnership viz. LHRLA, UN & JICA to combat Gender based violence already working at the Office of DIG Police, Hyderabad, SSP Kotri & D.C. Tando Muhammad Khan.
1871. *Ms. Adeeba Hassan: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that there is any women complaint cell working in Sukkur;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, the details thereof alongwith staff working there?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
It is fact that Women Complaint Cell exists in Sukkur since 2008. Earlier, it was in ADP Scheme and in November, 2016 the scheme & staff were regularized. Since then Women Complaint Cell has been functioning well in Sukkur.
The Women Complaint Cell, Sukkur is working under the control of District Women Development Officer, Sukur and their details of staff is as under:-
S.#
|
Designation with BPS
|
Total
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01
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Clerk (BS-09)
|
01
|
02
|
Watchman (BS-02)
|
02
|
03
|
Peon (BS-02)
|
01
|
The details of complaint is at Annexure Placed on the Table of the House.
1872. *Ms. Adeeba Hassan: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that Government intends to establish working women hostels in the Province;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, the details thereof including expenditure to be incurred?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
There is a ADP scheme by the name “Working Women Hostel at Shaheed Benazirabad” to accommodate working women of the District and surrounding areas, the said building is under custody of Police Department so that the project could not get operational inspite of continuous effort for its custody by the Women Development Department. After too much effort by the department recently, only 05 rooms have been handed over to Women Development Department, which is not sufficient for hostel purpose that is why ADP scheme is closed on reduced cost in the year 2018-19.
Due to above reason there is no Working Women Hostel arrangement in the province by Women Development.
1927. *Ms. Ghazala Siyal: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
Total number of Day Care Center, Karachi and Sales and Display Resource Center, Karachi?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
Currently, two Day Care Centers of Women Development Department are working in Karachi. One is working at Directorate of Women Development under regular budget, while other at Karachi University under ADP Scheme. The Department is making efforts to open one more Day Care Center in Sindh Secretariat to facilitate the working women of Sindh Secretariat. However, no Sales and Display Resource Center is working in Karachi.
1931. *Ms. Ghazala Siyal: Will the Minister for Women Development be pleased to state:-
Post wise number of vacancies in the Women Development Department as on September 4, 2018?
ANSWER
SYEDA SHEHLA RAZA, MINISTER FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:
CONSOLIDATED DETAILS OF RECRUITMENT IN
DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND ATTACHED OFFICES
S. No
|
Name of the Post
|
Sanctioned Strength
|
Working Strength
|
Vacant
|
Working
|
Female
|
Male
|
1
|
Directorate of Women Development
|
108
|
89
|
19
|
13
|
76
|
2
|
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Centre of Women
|
49
|
33
|
16
|
20
|
13
|
3
|
Women Complaint Cells in Sindh
|
45
|
18
|
27
|
7
|
11
|
4
|
Women Dev. Day Care Centre Karachi
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
|
Total
|
2 14
|
149
|
65
|
46
|
103
|
|
% age
|
|
|
|
44.6%
|
55.4%
|
DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN DEVELOPMENT
S. No
|
Name of the Post
|
BPS
|
Sanctioned Strength
|
Working Strength
|
Vacant
|
Remarks
|
1
|
Director
|
19
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
This is a promotion post and no Director can be appointed from S&GAD
|
2
|
Dy. Director
|
18
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
These are 50% through promotion posts among District Women Development Officers and 50% through SPSC posts. 2 officers are already appointed through SPSC, 2 posts are vacant for promotion and 1 post requires recruitment through SPSC.
|
3
|
Account Officer
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
By initial
|
4
|
District Women Dev. Officer
|
17
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
These are initial posts appointed through SPSC.
|
5
|
Superintendent
|
17
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
This is a promotion post among the most senior Assistant of the Directorate.
|
6
|
Assistant
|
16
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
It is the Promotion posts.
|
7
|
Assistant Accountant Officer
|
16
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
8
|
Computer Operator
|
16
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
By Initial Appointment
|
9
|
Stenographer
|
16
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
By Initial Appointment
|
10
|
Assistant Head Clerk
|
14
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
11
|
Stenographer
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
By Initial Appointment
|
12
|
Computer Operator
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
By Initial Appointment
|
13
|
Accountant
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
14
|
Junior Clerk
|
11
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
By Initial Appointment
|
15
|
Store keeper
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
16
|
Driver
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
17
|
D/ Machine Operator
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
18
|
Daftri
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
19
|
Mali
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
20
|
Naib Qasid
|
1
|
21
|
21
|
--
|
By Initial Appointment
|
21
|
Chowkidar
|
1
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
By Initial Appointment
|
22
|
Sanitation Worker
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
By Initial Appointment
|
|
Total
|
|
108
|
87
|
21
|
|
SHAHEED BENAZIR BHUTTO CENTRE FOR WOMEN (Karachi, Hyderabad, Benazirabad, Jacobabad)
S. No
|
Name of the Post
|
BPS
|
Sanctioned Strength
|
Working Strength
|
Vacant
|
Working
|
Female
|
Male
|
1
|
Manager/Deputy Director
|
18
|
04
|
03
|
01
|
03
|
‘--
|
2
|
Distt. Women Welfare Officer
|
17
|
04
|
03
|
01
|
03
|
‘--
|
3
|
Law Officer
|
17
|
04
|
03
|
01
|
02
|
01
|
4
|
Women Protection Officer
|
17
|
04
|
0
|
04
|
‘--
|
‘--
|
5
|
Assistant
|
14
|
04
|
04
|
0
|
04
|
‘--
|
6
|
Jr.Clerk
|
11
|
01
|
0
|
01
|
‘--
|
‘--
|
7
|
Driver
|
4
|
04
|
03
|
01
|
‘--
|
03
|
8
|
Aya
|
2
|
04
|
03
|
01
|
03
|
‘--
|
9
|
Cook
|
2
|
04
|
03
|
01
|
03
|
‘--
|
10
|
Chowkidar
|
1
|
04
|
04
|
0
|
‘--
|
04
|
11
|
NaibQasid
|
1
|
04
|
0
|
04
|
‘--
|
‘--
|
12
|
Sanitry Worker
|
1
|
04
|
04
|
0
|
02
|
02
|
13
|
Security Guard
|
1
|
04
|
03
|
01
|
‘--
|
03
|
|
Total
|
|
49
|
33
|
16
|
20
|
13
|
WOMEN COMPLAINT CELLS IN SINDH (Karachi, Hyderabad, Benazirabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas)
S. No
|
Name of the Post
|
BPS
|
Sanctioned Strength
|
Working Strength
|
Vacant
|
Working
|
Female
|
Male
|
1
|
Law Officer
|
17
|
6
|
--
|
6
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
Psychologist
|
17
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
--
|
3
|
Jr.Clerk
|
11
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
Social Worker
|
6
|
6
|
--
|
6
|
--
|
--
|
5
|
Chowkidar
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
--
|
4
|
6
|
NaibQasid
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
--
|
4
|
7
|
Sanitary Worker
|
2
|
6
|
--
|
6
|
--
|
--
|
|
Total
|
|
45
|
18
|
27
|
7
|
11
|
WOMEN DEVELOPMENT DAY CARE CENTRE KARACHI
S. No
|
Name of the Post
|
BPS
|
Sanctioned Strength
|
Working Strength
|
Vacant
|
Working
|
Female
|
Male
|
1
|
Manager/WWO
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
--
|
2
|
Medical Officer
|
17
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
--
|
--1
|
3
|
Child Care Worker
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
--
|
3
|
--
|
4
|
Driver
|
4
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
5
|
Aya
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
--
|
2
|
--
|
6
|
Chowkidar
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
7
|
Cook
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
8
|
NaibQasid
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
9
|
Sanitary Worker
|
2
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
|
Total
|
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
KARACHI: G.M UMAR FAROOQ
DATED THE 7TH OCTOBER, 2019 SECRETARY
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
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