Women Development Department

Functions

Formulation of policies, schemes, plans and programs for socioeconomic development of women.
To organize trainings/seminars and workshops etc. for women.
To conduct surveys and explore links between indigenous craft producers and market-places, without a middleman.
To develop cottage-industry for employment of women at urban and rural areas.
To design umbrella projects for protection and shelter for women at district-level.
To register and provide assistance to women organizations as well as register women NGOs.
To create awareness regarding commitments to nationally and internationally recognized women’s rights.
To establish and keep data-base of all Civil Society Organizations working for women’s rights and gender-equality within the province at all levels.
To ensure positive interaction with all women-related organizations within the province at all levels.
To establish relief organizations for women in distress and victims of violence of all kinds.
Enforcement of the Protection against Harassment of women at the Workplace Act, 2010.
Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women.
All Service matters of the employees of the attached Departments, which do not include employees of the Secretariat and except those matters entrusted to Services and General Administration Department or to any other Department.