VEHARI:
To guarantee the inclusion of women in municipal services and provide a dedicated platform to register and resolve their complaints, women’s facilitation desks’ have been established in 44 municipal institutions in Punjab, including the vehicle.
The initiative has been launched under the directive of the Department of Development of the Local Government and Community of Punjab, while training and implementation responsibilities have been assigned to a foundation.
These desks have settled in 12 municipal corporations and 32 municipal committees, where they are now completely operational. The objective is to improve women’s access to essential municipal services, such as clean water, sanitation, cleaning, lighting, birth and death record, marriage documentation and divorce, public events, sports, parks, the approvals of the construction plan, street lights, drainage, inscriptions, invasions and lost animals.
These complaints will be processed priority. This initiative was taken to the light of the departmental guidelines issued in December 2024.
The initiative is an extension of the successful pilot project “Bolo Aur Barho” previously implemented by Sangat Development Foundation in Sheikhupura, Mandi Bahauddin, Gojra and Kabirwala. Based on its success, the project has now expanded throughout the province.
The daily performance updates of these desks are shared with the public through social networks.
According to the official notification, women’s open courts have also become mandatory throughout the district headquarters. For monitoring purposes, Chaudhry Farmaish Ali, director (data collection) at the Punjab Local Government Board, has been appointed as the focal person.
During the Ongoing Month, Women facilitation desks will be inaugurated in the municipal corporations and committees of vehari, lahore, fine, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Murree, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalnagar, Bhakkar, Chakwal, Chinint, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Kabirwala, Kot Addu, Khewra, Gojra, Layyah, Lodhran, Mandi Bahauddin, Mianwali, Muzaffarhrh, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal, Narowal Okara, Pakpattan, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Tala Gang, Taunsa, Atock, Wazirabad, Shalimar (Lahore).
