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KARACHI: Quota of women for recruitment in government jobs has been
enhanced to 25 per cent from existing five per cent in the Sindh budget
for the fiscal year 2012-13.
This was announced by Sindh Finance
Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in his speech for Sindh Budget 2012-13, in
the Sindh Assembly here Monday.
He said women empowerment was very close
to the heart of our visionary leader Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
and she had thae credit for pushing through historic initiatives to
lessen the plight of women.
He said the PPP-led government at the centre
as well as in the province is following her footsteps by putting women
empowerment at the centre of the agenda as we stand firm in our belief
that there is no tool for development more effective than empowerment of
women. Shah said that a revolving fund has been created to provide
legal aid to poor women,
who otherwise would not have access or
resources to legal support.
Similarly, a revolving fund has been created
for providing relief to the women/ juvenile prisoners, he added. He
said the skill training in various trades is being imparted to reduce
poverty.
Realising the emancipation of women, and for their empowerment,
the government is striving to create a conducive environment for strong
mothers, who guarantee a strong nation, he added. app
