Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Ehsan Bhutta on Wednesday said that Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab has launched several schemes for the promotion of healthy activities and sports among the women of the province.
Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Ehsan Bhutta said that Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab’s welfare schemes for women have been highly appreciated in Gender Parity Report 2021 launched by Women Development Department Punjab at an impressive ceremony on Wednesday.
Provincial Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Basharat Raja was the chief guest on this occasion. Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Ehsan Bhutta, former secretary sports Fuad Hashim Rabbani, several dignitaries and notables were also present on this occasion.
Talking on this occasion, Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Ehsan Bhutta further said that Youth Affairs and Sports Department has taken various initiatives for the prosperous future of womenfolk under E-Rozgar Scheme and these initiatives were highly appreciated in Gender Parity Report 2021. “Thousands of young males and females are earning millions of rupees in a respectable way through E-Rozgar Schemes,” he added.
Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Ehsan Bhutta said that female graduates are taking part in Youth Affairs and Sports Department’s E-Rozgar Schemes more actively than males. “As many as 5,872 (53%) women took part in E-Rozgar Schemes in 2020 as compared to 5,113 (47%) males while 7,751 female freelancers (58%) participated in E-Rozgar Schemes in 2021 in comparison to 5554 males who were 42%”.
Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Ehsan Bhutta further informed that a hockey stadium equipped with all modern facilities is being constructed for women in Waqar-un-Nisa College for Women in Rawalpindi with the cost of Rs 5 million. “Similarly, a modern cricket stadium is also being built for women in Mouza Bunga, Bahawalpur with a budget of Rs 10.2 million,” he added.