First draft of social welfare policy presented to minister

LAHORE:A consultative meeting was held on the formulation of social welfare policy under the chairmanship of Provincial Minister for Health and Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Prof Dr Javed Akram, in which Secretary Social Welfare Zahoor Hussain, DG Mudassar Riaz Malik and other stakeholders participated.

During the meeting, the first draft of the social welfare policy was presented to the provincial minister Prof Dr Javed Akram. Provincial Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal, Prof Dr Javed Akram said that the purpose of the social welfare policy, which was formulated for the first time in 75 years, will be the protection and rehabilitation of the weaker sections. 

Social welfare policy will be in accordance with the Constitution of Pakistan, SSD objectives and other rules and regulations. The policy will determine the direction of the social welfare department and improve the services. Industrialists will be upgraded under social welfare policy. The caretaker provincial health minister said that integrated drug rehabilitation centres would be established in the divisional headquarters under the social welfare policy. Departmental capacity building will be done and rehabilitation of differently-abled people will be ensured under social welfare policy.

Dr Javed Akram appreciated the efforts of Secretary and DG Social Welfare. Secretary Department of Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Zahoor Hussain said that cooperation between other government institutions and NGOs would be promoted through the policy. Director General of Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Mudassir Riaz Malik said that after consulting all the stakeholders, we will formulate a social welfare policy.