The Government of Punjab has enacted “The Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2017” to institute an effective protection system for the rescue, protection, shelter and rehabilitation of the women facing violence. This authority is working as an autonomous body, being attached to the Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal (SW and BM) department. The core objective of setting up this authority
is to facilitate, ensure and oversee the implementation, institutional measures stipulated under the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016, including the establishment of District Women Protection Committees, Violence against Women Centers, and hiring of Women Protection Officers. Furthermore, this act institutionalizes the periodic sensitization of public servants on women-related issues.
