Lok Sabha Question No. 1086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: SoS Safety App for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1086

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## SoS SAFETY APP FOR WOMEN

## 1086.  SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to bring an SoS safety app for women to ensure women safety by connecting victims/needy with police stations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there are any training sessions for male cops to sensitize them on the issues of women and whether any collaboration with NGOs have been made in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the number of Nirbhaya homes established, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (b) :   The  Government  has  launched  the  112  Emergency  Response  Support System  (ERSS),  which  provides  for  a  single  number  (112)  based  assistance  in emergencies to women in distress. ERSS can be accessed through 112 India Mobile App from any smart phone.

(c) : 'Police' and 'Public order' are State subjects under the Seventh schedule to the Constitution of India.  Maintaining law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens, including safety of women, is primarily the responsibility of the States/ UTs. The States/ UTs arrange training to police, including male personnel, to sensitize them in handling crime against women.  The Central Government also provides training to the  police  personnel  from  time  to  time  that  includes  sensitisation  courses  on  issues related to safety of women.

(d) : The Government has set up 684 One Stop Centres for violence affected women with the help of Nirbhaya Fund. The State-wise number of operationalised One Stop Centres is at Annexure-I .

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1086  FOR  18.09.2020  BY  SHRI  FEROZE  VARUN GANDHI REGARDING 'SOS SAFETY APP FOR WOMEN'

## State-wise details of functional One Stop Centres

| Sl. No.   | State/ UTs                                |   Number of Operational OSCs |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)            |                            3 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                            |                           13 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                         |                           24 |
| 4.        | Assam                                     |                           31 |
| 5.        | Bihar                                     |                           38 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh (UT)                           |                            1 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                              |                           27 |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT) |                            3 |
| 9.        | Goa                                       |                            2 |
| 10.       | Gujarat                                   |                           33 |
| 11.       | Haryana                                   |                           22 |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                          |                           12 |
| 13.       | Jammu & Kashmir (UT)                      |                            7 |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                                 |                           24 |
| 15.       | Karnataka                                 |                           30 |
| 16.       | Kerala                                    |                           14 |
| 17.       | Ladakh (UT)                               |                            1 |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep (UT)                          |                            0 |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh                            |                           51 |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                               |                           37 |
| 21.       | Manipur                                   |                           16 |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                                 |                           11 |
| 23.       | Mizoram                                   |                            8 |
| 24.       | Nagaland                                  |                           11 |
| 25.       | NCT of Delhi (UT)                         |                           11 |
| 26.       | Odisha                                    |                           30 |
| 27.       | Puducherry (UT)                           |                            4 |
| 28.       | Punjab                                    |                           22 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                                 |                           33 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                                    |                            4 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                                |                           32 |
| 32.       | Telangana                                 |                           33 |
| 33.       | Tripura                                   |                            8 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                             |                           75 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                               |                           13 |
| 36.       | West Bengal                               |                            0 |
| Total     | Total                                     |                          684 |