LAHORE: The authorities concerned have reserved separate stalls for women shopkeepers at Sunday Bazaars across the province under a women package.
Punjab Minister for Women Development Department Hameeda Waheed-ud-Din informed this while talking to media persons at the inauguration of stalls at Model Town Link Road on Sunday.
President Women Chambers of Commerce and Industry Shazia, Dr Shahla Javed Akram, Women Development Director Tahir Ali and others were also present on the occasion.
The minister said that allocation of stalls at Sunday Bazaars for women shopkeepers was another milestone achieved with the active cooperation of Women Chambers and the City District Government.
The minister said that women shopkeepers could apply for registration of their stalls and, women were being empowered through various initiatives.
The government has been extending interest-free loans to women so that they could set up their own businesses and stands on their own feet, she added.
Later, the minister inspected various stalls.
