Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice 9Retd) Maqbool Baqar has directed the chief secretary to ensure the implementation of a job quota for persons with disabilities 9PWDs in the government and private sector so that they can earn their livelihood on their own.
This he said while presiding over a meeting of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) here at CM House. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Dr Fakhre Alam, Chairman P&D Shakil Mangejo, Secretary Finance Kazim Jatoi, Secretary DEPT Taha Farooqi and others. To a question, the CM was told that a Rs2000 stipend was deposited in the account of the child’s mother every month. All the children are also provided the pick and drop facility from their doorstep to school and back. During school time, all children are provided lunch.
The CM directed the Chief Secretary to issue necessary directives to all the government depts and through the labour department ensure the implementation of job quotas in the private sector.
Chief Secretary Dr Fakhre Alam said that DEPD issued Disability Assessment Certificates against which job quota was being implemented. It was pointed out that since 2021 to this date the DEPD has issued 34,488 certificates. The Chief Secretary said that all the Sindh govt departments were implementing a five per cent quota in employment for Persons with Disabilities. “By now, 1134 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have been provided jobs in all the districts.
The CM was told that denying admission to slow learners / mild Autistic by Montessori and Primary Schools was a big problem and resulted in an artificial burden on the DEPD Rehabilitation Centers of DEPD.
