Women-centric metrics
\n ISLAMABAD
\nHighlighting women-centric metrics, the Economic Survey noted that 250 women have been registered for training as boxers under the Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme.
\nA total of 2,981 women have been registered for onward activities in FY2025, which include 250 for boxing and 2,731 for cricket. Young female athletes have also been encouraged register for other sports, including handball and judo.
\nThe Economic Survey 2024-25 also highlights that a lack of autonomy and opportunities for women were among the key drivers of high fertility and population growth rates.
\n\u201cLimited access to education and reproductive health services often restricts their ability to make informed decisions about family planning,\u201d the survey added.
\nAt the same time, it has been noted that gender parity was an essential component of building a prosperous and inclusive society.
\nThe survey recognises the role of women in country\u2019s socio-economic development, saying that the government is implementing the \u2018Prime Minister\u2019s Women Empowerment Package 2024\u2019 across the country.
\nThis includes interest-free loans, skills training, and day-care centres for working women; and the Women Pink Bus Service and the Women on Wheels Project, which have been launched to improve women\u2019s mobility and safety, particularly in urban areas.
\nThe Survey also emphasises the need for gender-sensitive safety policies, particularly for women in domestic and agricultural work.
\nIt notes that the National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2023 has surpassed its target of 20 million active bank accounts for women.
\nMeanwhile, the IT ministry and PTA have launched Pakistan\u2019s first-ever digital gender inclusion strategy to address the barriers hindering women\u2019s access to mobile and ICT services.
\nIn addition, National Incubation Centres have supported over 1,900 startups till March 2025, and more than 12,000 women entrepreneurs have been empowered through it.
\nThe National Vocational & Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) claimed to have empowered 650 women under the \u2018She Fixes\u2019 initiative in various trades.
\nThe Family Planning and Primary Healthcare Programme (PHC) has recruited more than 3,068 LHWs in AJK covering 67 percent of the population, providing key services encompassing the health conditions of women and children.
\nThe \u2018Benazir Nashonuma Program\u2019 (BNP) continued to support vulnerable groups by providing targeted assistance \u2014 cash transfers and nutritious food \u2014 to pregnant and lactating women and children under two years of age.
\nPakistan is investing heavily on social protection of women and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has disbursed Rs2.19 billion, with 68 per cent of the borrowers being women.
\nThe flagship initiative \u2018Benazir Income Support Programme\u2019 disbursed Rs385.64 billion to approximately 9.87 million beneficiaries up to 31st March, 2025.
\nWomen Empowerment Centres invested Rs477.85m on training 26,706 widows, orphans, and underprivileged girls in various trades, including tailoring, sewing, knitting, computer skills, and embroidery, and also provide free materials necessary for the courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Women-centric metrics ISLAMABAD Highlighting women-centric metrics, the Economic Survey noted that 250 women have been registered for training as boxers under the Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme. A total of 2,981 women have been registered for onward activities in FY2025, which include 250 for boxing and 2,731 for cricket. Young female athletes have also been encouraged […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-483469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n