Frequently Asked Questions | Women Development Department

Where can I find Working Women Hostels?

Working Women hostels can be found in Lahore (Model Town, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Township and Lawrence Road), Gujranwala, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Multan, Rawalpindi (Shamsabad, Khana Road), Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Vehari, Rahim Yar Khan.

Who can stay in Working Women Hostels?

The women who intend to get residency in Working Women Hostel must be a Working lady working in Government or Private sector. Working Women having domicile of same district are not entertained. Local working ladies are not preferred.

What is fee structure of Working Women Hostels?

FEE AND CHARGES The fee and charges prescribed hereunder will be applied. The fee/rent are excluding all utilities i.e. electricity, sui gas, water, telephone and internet etc.

Sr.#	District	Nature of Dues	Existing fee structure	Revised fee structure
1	Lahore, Faisalabad Rawalpindi And Multan	Admission fee (non-refundable)	Rs. 1000/-	Rs.1000/-
		Security (re-fundable at the time of departure)	Rs. 3000/-	Rs.5000/-
		Monthly rent (single seated room)	Rs. 1500/- per month	Rs. 1500/- per month
		Monthly rent two seated room	Rs.1000/-each resident per month	Rs.1000/-each resident per month
		Monthly rent three/four seated room	Rs.800/- each resident per month	Rs.800/- each resident per month
		Female guest charges	Rs.100/- per day	Rs.100/- per day

Note: Female guests will be allowed to stay as a guest for a maximum period of two days in a month.(Annex-A)

How can I get admission in the hostel?

ADMISSION PROCEDURE:- The following procedure will strictly be followed with regard to admission of working women in these hostels:-

Preference will be given to Punjab Government employees;
No local area resident Working Women will be accommodated in the hostels;
Each Working Woman/ female will be accommodated for a period of 3 years. After expiry of 3 years, the working woman, if needed to retain accommodation will have to apply for re- admission;
No student will be accommodated in these hostels;
Children will not be allowed to stay in the hostel. Working women below the age of 18 years would not be eligible for admission in the hostels;
Every working woman desirous of admission in the hostel shall apply in writing on the prescribed form (Annex-A) which will inter alia include:-
An authentic declaration / certificate from the employer verification of the antecedents of the applicants including character verification, information regarding pay, job, posting and duty timings. It will be submitted annually by the Government employees and every 6 months by other employees (January/July) and Verified copy of CNIC and address of Applicant along with details of 3 references i.e. CNIC, Contact No. and address of References are required to be submitted at the time of admission.
The acceptance of admission of applicant will be on first come first serve basis subject to 3.1(a) above for available vacancies.
The Policy instructions shall also be applicable to previous & present residents / occupants of the Hostels. However, amongst those who have already completed 3 years shall seek re-admission in accordance with section 3.1(c) above.

Punjab Day Care Fund Society

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Which organization can apply for opening a Day Care Center?

All public sector organization, and not for forfeit organization in Punjab are eligible.

How to establish a Day Care Center?

Application from along with complete check list to be submitted to PDCF Society
Approval from EC and BoG of PDCF Society
Disbursement of 1^st Installment according to the approved category of DCC
Remaining installment to be released after the satisfactory report

What are the check list for opening a Day Care Center?

Public Sector

Provide organization details
Bank account details
Proposed map for DCC
Size of DCC (in sq.ft)
Building reading certificate
Singed proposal by competent authority

Private Sector

Provide organization details
Updated registration certificate
Bank account details
National Tax Number (NTN)
Permission of DCC owned / rented by organization
Proposed map for DCC
Size of DCC (in sq.ft)
Required financial demand of establishment of DCC
Quotations of items for DCC
Signed proposal by competent authority

Functions and Services

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What are functions of Women Development Department?

Our functions under the Punjab Government Rules of Business, 2011:

Legislation, policy formulation and sectoral planning for women development.
Transformation of the Government into an organization that actively practices and promotes gender equality and women empowerment
Implementation of administrative and institutional reforms and departmental restructuring for promoting gender equality
Mainstreaming gender equality perspective across public policies, laws, programs, and projects by departments and agencies of the Government with a focus on women empowerment
Promotion, co-ordination and monitoring of execution of national and provincial policies and commitments on gender reforms and women development
Provision of technical support and expertise for gender mainstreaming in all departments of the Government and its agencies
Expansion of investment in women’s socio-political and economic development to achieve the goal of gender equity
Collection of quantitative and qualitative data and conducting of research on the status of women in the Punjab to highlight issues at appropriate fora
Building of partnership with line departments, non-governmental and civil society organizations to deliver on the rights and entitlement of women
Pursuance of means and measures to increase participation of women in political process and encouragement of effective representation of women in political and administrative spheres
Collaboration with legal, judicial, law enforcement and other relevant governmental and non-government agencies to facilitate women’s access to formal legal and justice system

What are services provided by Women Development Department?

Women Development department is providing following services:

Women Helpline 1043 for women related issues
Creating awareness at grass root level regarding initiatives taken by government for women Empowerment
Providing safe and secure residency to Working Women of Govt and private sector in Working Women Hostels established in 12 Districts
Facilitating Working Women having Children by providing Day Care Services throughout Punjab
Tanning workshop and Seminar related to gender issues

Protection against Violence and Harassment at Workplace

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What remedy is available to a women against domestic violence?

A complaint regarding the violence is filed in the Family court under the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act, 2016. The Family Court may pass a protection order, residence order or monetary order and finally decides it within 90 days

She may also call on helpline 1043.
She may file complaint on Citizen Portal.

What remedy is available to a women who has been deprived of ownership or possession of her property including right of inheritance?

She may file a complaint to the ombudsperson under The Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Act, 2021. The ombudsperson will preferably pass the orders on the complaint within 60 days of receipt of the complaint.

What remedy is available to a women against harassment at Workplace?

The women victim of Harassment may file a complaint either before the Inquiry Committee constituted in the Department or in the Ombudsperson‘s office under the Punjab protection against harassment of women at the workplace Act, 2010. An FIR may be lodged under Section 509 of the Pakistan Penal Code against the accused person. After conviction he shall be punished with Imprisonment upto 3 years or Fine upto Five Hundred Thousand Rupees or Both. .