Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal

Functions of Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Department District Khushab

Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Department perform following functions:

Registration, technical assistance and monitoring of social welfare agencies
Social protection including institutional care, skill development and rehabilitation
Registration, assessment, training, employment, and rehabilitation of special persons
Eradication of social evils
Coordination with and grant-in-aid to non-governmental organizations Relief during calamities and emergencies
Financial assistance to poor and needy through Punjab Bait-ul-Maal

District Industrial Home (Sanatzar)

District Industrial Home (Sanatzar) Khushab Established in 1986

District Industrial Home Khushab is a training cum production center and commonly known as Sanatzar
DIH was established back in 1986 with the aim to provide an opportunity for the socio-economic uplift of women
The basic idea behind this scheme was to utilize the spare time of women by providing trainings in various crafts and other skills to make them financially sound so that women can contribute in the income of their families by arranging center/ order work for trained workers

Objectives

Providing training to women in local and special crafts of each District and enroll them for order work
Providing order work on wages to manufacture products of saleable / marketable standards for local and foreign markets
Preparing prototypes of local crafts popular in Khushab district and supply their standard design to local and foreign market to obtain bulk supply orders
Organizing frequent melas / fairs for the purpose for popularizing the products of District Industrial Home (Sanatzar) Khushab as well as providing additional out-lets for the marketing of these products
Training of teachers of Industrial Home Located at lower level at the District Industrial Home or through mobile teams of the technical staff of Sanatzar

Community Development Projects

CD Proejct Khushab
CD Project Noorpur Thal

Objective

The main objective of the Department is to empower NGOs to identify, develop, execute, manage and evaluate their programs after their registration under The Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration & Control) Ordinance, 1961
Organize the community to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) and establishment and registration of NGOs

Services

Registration of NGOs intended to offer services at local, district and provincial level
Maintenance and updating of database of all NGOs registered under the law
Formulation and implementation of inspection, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for NGOs
Follow-up of audit and accounts of NGOs
Preparation of uniform standards for services rendered by NGOs
Coordination among NGOs and other development organizations with regard to the NGOs development program
Coordination with Deputy Director(SW) in organizing seminars, training workshops for NGOs’ capacity building and other development programs at provincial and district levels
Provide guidance and technical support to NGO to serve the humanity
Preparation of feasibility report and complete other code formalities for the registration of NGOs
Provide trainings and capacity building in NGO management
Liaison with different departments and philanthropists for provision of services to those in need
Help poor, deserving, source less, sick, disables, widows and disaster effected people in treatment, psychological and social therapy, treatment and operational expenses
Create awareness among masses regarding different chronic diseases through seminars and walks
Organize different events to provide entertainment to the masses (e.g. Khawateen Mela)
To sensitize community through seminars, walks electronic and print media
Celebrate all National and International days to create awareness and importance of the day
Collection of donation through Patient Welfare societies (PWS) to help the deserving Patients
Distribution of wheel chairs and other equipment for the disables
Empower the neglected sections of the society e.g. transgender, baggers, drug addicts

Medical Social Services Units

Medical Social Services Unit Dhq Hospital, Jauharabad
Medical Social Services Unit Thq Hospital, Naushera

Functions of Medical Social Services Units

To organized PWS in the hospital
To establish voluntary hospital visiting committee
To establish drug bank for providing free medicine to the poor patient
To collect blood donation for poor patient
To provide artificial limbs & eye - glasses to needy patients
To help patient in getting compensation from their employers
To help & motivate the hard cure addicted to leave psychotropic substance
To run the activities of health welfare committee for which the funds are provide by the district Zakat committee on the basis of bed strength of DHQ hospital &THQ hospital. Account is jointly operated by MS &MSO
Medical social Services units are particularly for needy patients.
There are total 110 Medical social services units working at national level hospitals DHQ’s and THQ’s in the Punjab.
MSSU are providing financial assistant to poor patients through health welfare committee and patients welfare society in all over the Punjab.
Funds are allocated by the Zakat Department and calculated for the indoor and outdoor patient in the hospital.

District Shelter Home (Dar-ul-Aman) Khushab

Aims and Objectives

To provide immediate boarding and lodging facilities for family disaster / disadvantaged women / girls in distress
To provide immediate medical relief to residents
To provide legal assistance to women in stress
To provide psychosocial counseling and guidance to the residents
To impart training in marketable skills to the residents so as to enable them to engage them in self-employment after their release from Shelter Home
To arrange reconciliation between residents and their families regarding family disputes
To provide recreational facilities during their stay
To impart religious training and advocate parental, societal and religious values

Facilities

Free boarding, lodging and shelter
Food
Clothes as per need
Medical treatment
Psycho-social counseling
Legal counseling and aid
Religious education
Basic education for the children of residents
Adult education
Vocational training e.g., Sewing, Knitting and Cutting courses for skill-based training

Bait-ul-Maal Committee

Function of District Bait-ul-Maal Committee Khushab

Punjab Bait-ul-Maal Ordinance 1989 was promulgated on 24th January-1990. It was followed by promulgation of Punjab Bait ul Maal Act on March 30, 1991. Punjab Bait-ul-Maal Act, 1991 was Amended in 1994. Now it is functioning under the Punjab Bait-ul-Maal Rules 2003 (Amended).

District Bait ul Maal Committee, Khushab is proving the following services:

Relief and rehabilitation of the poor and the needy persons
Educational assistance to the poor and deserving students
Medical treatment to the poor patients
Grant to poor persons for marriage of their daughters
Grant in Aid to NGOs for rehabilitation of local community
Financial Assistance to special persons

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Centre for Women Khushab

Due to Economic dependence of Women on men & the prevailing norms supporting male domination, the cases of domestic violence are increasing day by day. The victims of domestic & social violence do not have any Legal & medical assistance and have to temporary shelter in emergencies. The Government is genuinely committed to eliminate all sorts of discrimination against women. Establishment of Women Centre is another break through towards combating Violence and discrimination against women. Women Centre Khushab has been established with the Support of Ministry of Women & Development Islamabad but after 18th Amendment these Centre handed over to Punjab Government under the supervision of Directorate General of Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal, Lahore and has been working successfully since November, 2006.

In short, Women Centre is a place where violence can be referred and help is provided round the clock. Cases are registered when the applicant appears in person or her relatives or friends report her dire condition.

Objectives

The objectives of Women Centre are elaborated as below.

Provide Shelter and protection to Women in distress
Provide Free legal, medical aid & counseling services of them
To Investigate cases of violence and prepare the case studies
To collect and maintain data & statics
To promote the values, Principles and Laws of Human rights established by Islam

Services

To protect women against all kinds of violence
To eliminate all forms of discrimination against women
To provide temporary shelter to victims of violence in emergencies
To provide free medical/first aid
To provide free legal assistance/aid
To investigate cases of violence
To liaison with agencies of women at individual and collective levels, especially those concerned

Hostel for Working Women

Facility of accommodation for working women are available in Hostel for Working Women in the District, having following facilities;
Furnished Rooms (Bed + Table + Chair + Wall Cupboard)
Furnished Dining Room
TV Lounge + Common Room
Combined Kitchen