Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: One Stop Centre for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN, Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 460

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2017

## ONE STOP CENTRE FOR WOMEN

## 460.   SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

SHRI DILIP PATEL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)     the salient features of the scheme for One Stop Centre for women affected by violence along with the facilities available in such centres;
- (b)   whether the States/UTs have sent some proposals for setting up of such centres under the scheme and if so, the details of proposals received and approved along with the funds released thereunder during 2015-16 and 2016-17, State/UT-wise;
- (c)   the details of proposals pending with the Government in this regard, State/ UT-wise and the time by which these are likely to be sanctioned;
- (d)    the  details of  such  centres presently operational in the country and the number of women benefited thereby,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the  time  by  which  remaining  centres  are  likely  to  become operational; and
- (e)    whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  set  up  such  centres  in  all  the  districts  in  the  country  and changed the name of such centres from Nirbhaya to Sakhi, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHANA RAJ)

- (a)   The Ministry is implementing Scheme for setting up One Stop Centre since 1 st  April 2015 to support women-affected by violence. The scheme aims to facilitate access to an integrated range of services including  medical  aid,  police  assistance,  legal  aid/case  management,  psycho-social  counselling, temporary support services to women affected by violence.
- (b) to (e)   Under the scheme, it has been envisaged that One Stop Centres would be set up across the country in phased manner. In the first phase, one Centre was sanctioned per State/UT. Further, 150 additional Centres are taken up in second phase during 2016-17. The Ministry has approved all the proposals received from States/UTs. Out of these, 68 Centres have become operational. The details of funds sanctioned during 2015-16 and 2016-17, State/UT-wise are at Annexure -I.

As these Centres have become operational recently, data regarding number of women assisted have  been  received  only  from  States  of  Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  Goa,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Chandigarh, Haryana, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Bihar and Uttarakhand. The details are as under:

|   Sl.No. | State/UTs      | No of Women assisted   | Report period                  |
|----------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Chhattishgarh  | 317                    | July 2015 - March, 2016        |
|        2 | Odisha         | 135                    | October, 2015 - October, 2016  |
|        3 | Goa            | 42                     | February, 2016 - March, 2016   |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh | 151                    | January, 2016 - March, 2016    |
|        5 | Chandigarh     | 16                     | October, 2015 - December, 2015 |
|        6 | Haryana        | 190                    | August, 2015-August, 2016      |
|        7 | Meghalaya      | Nil                    | December, 2015                 |
|        8 | Nagaland       | 49                     | April, 2016-September, 2016    |
|        9 | Bihar          | 20                     | March, 2016-July, 2016         |
|       10 | Uttarakhand    | 129                    | October, 2016-December, 2016   |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 460 for 03.02.2017 regarding One Stop Centre For Women.

The funds sanctioned to State/UTs under One Stop Centre Scheme are as under (Rs. In lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Proposal Received States/UTs   |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands      |     13.19 |           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                 |     13.19 | 268.97    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh              |     13.19 | 28.41     |
| 4         | Assam                          |     38.84 | 75.65     |
| 5         | Bihar                          |     13.19 | 198.9     |
| 6         | Chandigarh                     |     13.19 |           |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                   |     48.3  | 653.3     |
| 8         | Dadra Nagar Haveli             |     43.37 |           |
| 9         | Daman & Diu                    |     45.88 |           |
| 10        | Goa                            |     45.88 | 19.41     |
| 11        | Gujarat                        |     45.88 | 38.82     |
| 12        | Haryana                        |     36.41 | 116.48    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh               |     37.68 |           |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                |     45.88 | 191.31    |
| 15        | Jharkhand                      |     10.26 | 56.82     |
| 16        | Karnataka                      |     45.88 |           |
| 17        | Kerala                         |     45.08 | 113.65    |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                 |     45.88 | 402.04    |
| 19        | Maharashtra                    |     45.88 | 213.55    |
| 20        | Manipur                        |     12.89 |           |
| 21        | Meghalaya                      |     13.19 | 28.41     |
| 22        | Mizoram                        |     37.68 |           |
| 23        | Nagaland                       |     45.88 | 48.69     |
| 24        | Odisha                         |     10.28 |           |
| 25        | Puducherry                     |     37    |           |
| 26        | Punjab                         |     43.82 | 97.07     |
| 27        | Rajasthan                      |     12.12 | 336.21    |
| 28        | Sikkim                         |     45.88 |           |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                     |     45.88 |           |
| 30        | Telangana                      |     45.88 | 155.31    |
| 31        | Tripura                        |     45.88 |           |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                  |     45.88 | 454.63    |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                    |     13.19 | 58.24     |
|           |                                |   1102.49 | 3555.87   |

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