Administrative Department
- Office of Secretary Social Welfare & Bait-ul-Maal
Attached Department
- Directorate General of Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal
- Social Welfare Department runs all its functions through its Attached Department “Directorate General of Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal, Punjab”
Autonomous Bodies
- Council on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
- Punjab Bait-ul-Maal Council
- Punjab Welfare Trust for the Disabled
- Punjab Women Protection Authority
Council on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Council on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is constituted under Section 19 of the "Punjab Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act 2022" while repealing the old legislation “Disabled Persons (Employment & Rehabilitation) Ordinance 1981". The CRPD is a 28 member body headed by the Minister SW&BM as chairperson.
Major Functions included:
- Policy making and implementation
- Assessment & Registration
- Implementation against 3% job quota of PWDs
- Technical training
- Financial Assistance
- Provision of assistive devices
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Punjab Bait-ul-Maal Council (PBMC)
Punjab Bait-ul-Maal was established in 1989 as a result of Bait-ul-Maal Ordinance, which was later on given an independent status in 1991 under Punjab Bait-ul-Maal Act, 1991. Punjab Bait-ul-Maal was established to perform the following functions:
- Relief and rehabilitation of the poor and the needy, particularly poor widows and orphans
- Educational assistance to the poor and deserving students
- Medical assistance to the poor
- Any other purpose of public utility particularly where the beneficiaries would be the disadvantaged sections of the society
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Punjab Welfare Trust for the Disabled (PWTD)
The Punjab Welfare Trust for the Disabled (PWTD) was established in 1991 with seed money of Rs. 110 Million. The basic operation of Trust is to register and facilitate the NGOs which are already registered with the Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Department, Govt. of the Punjab.
• PWTD provides Financial Assistance to more than 120 partner NGOs on quarterly basis to cover their operational expenses.
• Capital Grants are provided to the associated NGOs as to cover the capital expenditure, such as construction work, assistive technologies, vocational training labs, purchase of special/medical equipment, vehicles, furniture and fixture, solar solutions etc, on sharing basis.
• PWTD provides technical and other trainings to improve the working and efficiency of partner NGOs.
• Networking, guidance and collaborations are also provided to these NGOs to foster and enhance their activities and capabilities.
• Furthermore, there is a structured system for monitoring and evaluation to ensure accountability and measure the impact of their activities
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Punjab Women Protection Authority (PWPA)
The Government of Punjab has enacted “The Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016” to institute an effective protection system for the rescue, protection, shelter and rehabilitation of the women facing violence. The Punjab Women Protection Authority Act 2017 entrusted the Government of Punjab for the purpose of establishment of Punjab Women Protection Authority (PWPA).
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