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Lok Sabha Question No. 1956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: AYUSH Medicines under CGHS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Pratima Bhoumik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1956 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## AYUSH MEDICINES UNDE R CGHS

## 1956. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  medicines  prescribed  by  AYUSH  doctors/  practitioners  a available to the CGHS beneficiaries, specially in the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to fully cover the AYUSH medicines under CGHS, i so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  &  (b): Formulary  AYUSH  medicines  are  generally  available  at CGHS  AYUSH Dispensaries /Units. If any particular medicine is n ot read ly available in Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy,  the  same  is  indented  through  Authorized  Local  chemist  (ALC)  in  Delhi.  Fo Siddha Dispensaries, which are functional in Delhi and Chennai, there is no ALC. There ALC in other Cities, including th e State of Maharashtra. The AYUSH medicines which are not available in CGHS Wellness Centres outside Delhi, the same may be purchased by the CGHS beneficiaries and reimbursement claimed thereof.
- (c) & (d):CGHS normally provides AYUSH medicines as per the approved formularies. Any other  specific  medicine  prescribed  by  the  doctor  can  be  claimed  for  reimbursement  by beneficiary. In Delhi, CGHS also procures them through ALCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1951

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT 2007

## 1951.  MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that none of the destitute mothers of Vrindaban has sought for maintenance law enacted in 2007;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  'Maintenance  and Welfare  of Parents  and  Senior  Citizens Act 2007' was made to provide relief to helpless women of the country;
- (c) the proposal of the Government to initiate a detailed study on the issue and to ensure justice to such women; and
- (d) the details of such cases reported under WPSC Act 2007 in the last 10 years and action taken by the Government therein, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act has been enacted in December 2007 to ensure need based maintenance for parents and senior citizens and their welfare. The Act provides inter-alia for maintenance of parents/ senior citizens by children/ relatives made obligatory and justiciable through Tribunals, revocation of transfer of property by senior citizens  in  case  of  neglect  by  relatives,  penal  provision  for  abandonment  of senior citizens, establishment of Old Age Homes for indigent Senior Citizens, adequate medical facilities and security for Senior Citizens.
- (c) Provisions  of  the  MWPSC  Act,  2007  are  implemented  through  Tribunals, constituted  by  the  State  Governments  in  the  respective  States.  No  detailed study of the implementation of the provisions of the Act has been undertaken till date.
- (d) Data in this regard is not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Purchase of Inferior Quality Machine
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Santokh Singh Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1949

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## PURCHASE OF INFERIOR QUALITY MACHINE

1949. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints regarding purchase of inferior quality  growth  monitoring  machines  for  use  in  Anganwadi  Centres  under Integrated Child Development Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of action taken against the concerned officials and suppliers and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  quality  of  such  devices  in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  Ministry of Women and Child Development has provided the specifications of  Growth Monitoring Devices under POSHAN Abhiyaan which have been prepared with due consultation of UNICEF. All the procurement under POSHAN Abhiyaan have been  mandated  through  Government  e-Market  (GeM)  by  States/UTs.  States/UTs directly procure the devices through GeM portal and address the quality issues, if any. However, during the visit of Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development to Dehradun, Uttarakhand in September 2019, supply of inferior quality growth monitoring  machines  by  the  vendor  in  one  District  was  brought  to  his  notice  in  the review meeting on 30.09.2019.  Secretary instructed that  poor quality devices should not be accepted and remedial actions should be taken by the State at the earliest to ensure that quality products reach the Anganwadi Workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Indian Forest Act, 1927
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1948

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## Indian Forest Act, 1927

## 1948.   SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI : DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  it  sparked  protests  in  several  States on  the  grounds  that  it  would  divest  tribals  and  other  forest-dwelling  communities  of their rights over forest land and resources, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken a view of all States in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  necessary  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  resolve  the  grievances  of  the  tribals and forest-dwelling communities in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) to (e) As on date, there is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Unani Dispensary
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## UNANI DISPENSARY

## 1945. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

## DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether more than 1.5 lakh patients of Vitiligo have been treated by CRIUM, if so, the thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  Unani  dispensaries  in country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether research is going on for treatment of chronic and serious diseases in Unani sy tem of medicine; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a): Yes,m ore than 1.5 lakh patients of Vitiligo have been treated in CRIUM, Hyderab since its inception. Since inception 151830 patients have been treated at CRIUM, Hyderabad
- (b)  &  (C):          Public  Health  is  being  a  State  subject, the  provision  of  health  care  services including Unani dispensaries is the primary responsibility of respective State/UT Gover However,  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM),  there  is provision of financial assistance for setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospital including Unani system.  Accordingly, State/UT Government are eligible for seeking gran - in aid under this as per NAM guidelines.

As  per  data  available  in  the  Ministry,  the  total  number  of Unani  Dispensaries  as  on 01.04.2018 are 1657, which is more than 146 since 01.04.2017.

(d) & (e): The Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India has setup the Central Council for Researc inUnani Medicine (CCR UM ) for research in Unani medicine system ,including development of new Unani medicines and clinical trials on scientific lines.

CCRUM as well as National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bangalore, which is also an Autonomous organization working under supervision of Ministry of AYUSH, have take up a number of clinical research studies for various diseases which includes Arthritis, Asthma, Anaemia, Anxiety Depr essive Disorder, Neuro degenerative diseases, life style disord like Hypertension, obesity dislypidaemia,  depression, diabetes, lucomia, PCOD, Leucorr and various skin diseases etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Programmes to Reduce Blindness
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1940 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## PROGRAMMES TO REDUCE BLINDNESS

## 1940. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the programmes being run by the Government to bring down the percentage of blindness up to 0.3 per cent by the year 2021 as stipulated by the World Health Organization so that the tar get may also be achieved in India;
- (b) whether any survey is being conducted by the Government in order to achieve the target and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the main reason for blindness is cataract and the second is glaucoma, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to conduct research to tackle glaucoma as the sight is non- recoverable in this disease; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCB&VI) is being implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare since 1976 with the goal to bring down the prevalence of blindness to 0.3% by the year 2020 in the country. As pe findings of the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey (2015 - 19), the prevalence of blindness in the country has come down to 0.36% from the level of 1% during 2006 - 07.

The goal of NPCB&VI for reduction of blindness is in line with the Vision 2020: Right to Sight' initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

- (b): Under  NPCB&VI  recurring  grant  is  provide d  to  States/UTs  for  conducting  eye surgeries including cataract surgeries at District Hospitals, identified Non - Governmental Eye hospitals  and  private  practitioners  for  control  of  blindness  and  visual  impairment country.

As per reports furnished by States/UTs, more than 60 lakh cataract surgeries are being conducted annually under NPCB&VI.

(c) : As per the findings of the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey (201 -19),  Cataract  is  the  main  cause  of  blindness  and  accounts  for  66.2%  of  total  blin Glaucoma is the fifth most common cause accounting for 5.5% of total blindness.

(d)& (e) : Glaucoma screening is important strategy, but at present the valid scree test that can be performed by the optometrists at primary level are lacking. A multi - centric research is planned in collaboration with All India Institute of Medical Science s (AIIMS) New  Delhi  and  Department  of  Health  Research  to  validate  the  screening  test  that  ca performed by ophthalmic assistants at primary level of care.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Availability of Doctors in Rural Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1938 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## AVAILABILITY OF DOCT ORS IN RURAL AREAS

## 1938. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  devised any  plan  for  providing  meaningful incentives  to encourage the availability of medical doctors in rural areas of the country;
- (b) if so, details hereof; and
- (c) if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) &(b): Public health and Hospitals, being a State subject, the primary responsibi ensure  availability  of  medical  doctors  in  rural  areas,  lies  with  the  State  Gover However, in order to encourage  the  availability of medical doctors in rural a reas of the country, several steps have been undertaken under National Health Mission (NHM), whic inter - alia includes:
- States are encouraged to adopt flexible norms to enable engagement of specialist public  health  facilities.  These  include  various  mec hanisms  of  'contracting  in'  and 'contracting out' of specialist services and  methods of engaging specialists outside the government system for service delivery at public facilities.
- States  have  also  been  allowed  to  offer  negotiable  salaries  to  attract  S pecialists including flexibility in strategies such as 'You quote, we pay".  Financial sup also  provided  to  States  for  providing  performance - based  incentives,  providing accommodation and transport facilities in rural and remote areas, sponsoring tra ining programmes  etc.  to  be  able  to  engage  doctors  and  specialists  in  the  public  h facilities in rural areas.
- Support is also provided to States/UTs in term of hard area allowance for doctors specialists who serve in difficult  and remote areas.
- States are also advised to put in place transparent policies of posting and trans ensure rational deployment of doctors. As the posts required for health facilit filled up by respective State/UT Governments, they are impressed upon from tim e to time to fill up the vacant posts.
- (c) : Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Weavers and Handloom
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1937 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## WEAVERS AND HANDLOOMS

## 1937. SHRI SHA. BRA.: DR. JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHRYA MAHASWAMIJI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of beneficiaries  who have availed benefits of HHS Scheme in Solapur district, Maharashtra during the last two years;
- (b) the number of weavers and handloom workers enrolled under the Mahatma Gandhi Weaver Insurance Scheme in Solapur district;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries to whom insurance benefit has been provided in case of natural death, accidental death and full and partial disability during the last two years and the current year; and
- d) the complete details along with the names of the beneficiaries?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): There is no scheme by the name of HHS in the Ministry of Textiles.  However, there is a scheme  called  Hathkargha  Samvardhan  Sahayata  (HSS)  under  which  looms  and  accessories  are provided to the handloom weavers.  Under HSS 12,983 number of weavers have been benefitted with 13,119 number of HSS items distributed during the last two years.
- (b): Government  of  India  is  implementing  converged  Mahatma  Gandhi  Bunkar  Bima  Yojana (MGBBY) across the country including Solapur district for enrolment of handloom weavers/workers. 500 number of handloom weavers/workers have been enrolled in Maharashtra State during the last three year under MGBBY.
- (c) & (d): The number of weavers/workers benefited in case of natural/accidental death, full and partial disability under Insurance Scheme through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India during the last two years and current year is as under:

| Year                       | Natural Death   | Natural Death        | Accidental Death   | Accidental Death     |
|----------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|                            | Number          | Amount (Rs. in Lakh) | Number             | Amount (Rs. in Lakh) |
| 2017-18                    | 2172            | 1303.20              | 54                 | 40.50                |
| 2018-19                    | 1023            | 728.60               | 0                  | 0                    |
| 2019-20 (As on 31.10.2019) | 337             | 406.40               | 0                  | 0                    |

The details of beneficiaries are maintained by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India. ******
Lok Sabha Question No. 1934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Cliff Erosion in Varkala Beach
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1934

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVENBER 29, 2019

## CLIFF EROSION IN VARKALA BEACH

## 1934. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Centrally funded study on cliff erosion in Varkala beach in Kerala has been completed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the findings thereon; and
- (c) if not, the present status thereof and the time by which the study is likely to becompleted?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) No Sir. National Centre for Earth Sciences and Studies (NCESS), and National  Centre  for  Coastal  Research  (NCCR)  have  initiated  a comprehensive study on shoreline mapping, nearshore measurements and design of environmental protection measures to protect against erosion of Varkala Beach in Kerala.
- (b)
- Does not arise.
- (c) The bathymetry data pertaining to the coastal stretch provided by Kerala Govt. is used for setting up the Numerical Models. As part of hydrodynamic  measurements,  offshore  wave  data  was  collected through deployment of wave rider buoy. Shoreline survey and beach profile  measurements  were  carried  out  along  the  6  km  coastal stretch adjoining the cliff. Automatic Weather Station was installed in March 2019 (at Varkala Cliff) and continuous data pertaining to coastal wind, atmospheric  temperature,  relative humidity  and pressure is available since April 2019. Computation of changes in beach volume at selected  locations  for  the  period  May-November have  been  completed.  Numerical  model  studies  were  initiated  in June, 2019. Models have been set up and preliminary simulations for calibration  and  testing  of  the  models  have  been  carried  out  for simulating  the  wave  characteristics  and  coastal  hydrodynamics. The time frame for completion of studies is one more year, which however depends upon the availability of fair weather season devoid of cyclones.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Special Grants for Exporters
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1933 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## SPECIAL GRANTS FOR EXPORTERS

## 1933.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to provide special grants for exporters of Tribal Textiles in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof specially in marginal areas of Delhi/NCR;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  details  of  plan  outlay  and  implementation  procedure  for  any  such proposal in near future?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)  to (d): There is no specific proposal to provide special grants to exporters of  Tribal  Textiles.    However,  Government  provides  financial  assistance  to exporters for promotion of handicrafts and textiles including tribal textiles.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Women Grievance Redressal Cells
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1932

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## WOMEN GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELLS

## 1932.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- a) the details of existing Women Grievance Redressal Cells in the country specially in  the  rural  areas  to  check  harassment  of  women  in  the  country  and  whether these Cells are fully equipped to tackle the harassment of women; and
- b) whether any monitoring mechanism  has  been  constituted to monitor the complaints lodged by women at different Women Grievance Redressal Cells in the country for speedy justice and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) :  No 'Women Grievance Redressal Cells' have been set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India in the country, specially in the rural areas to check harassment of women in the country.

However, Government of India attaches top priority to the Public Grievances and their redressal. An effective grievance redressal mechanism has been established in the Ministry and the disposal of grievances received in the Ministry is monitored regularly.

Further,  the  Government  of  India  has  approved  One  Stop  Centres  scheme  for setting up One Stop Centres for violence affected women in the districts across the country.  To address the complaints of aggrieved women, the Scheme of One Stop  Centre  is  to  provide  for  a  range  of  services  for  violence  affected  women including police facilitation, legal counselling, psycho-social counselling, medical aid  and  temporary  shelter  in  an  integrated  manner  under  one  roof.    Under  the scheme,  OSCs  are  required  to  have  a  centre  administrator,  case  workers, medical  personnel,  police  facilitation officer,  psycho-social  counsellor,  legal counsellor, security guard, IT staff and multi-purpose workers.  As on date, 728 OSCs have been approved to be set up in 724 districts and so far 595 OSCs are operational.

In  addition,  Women  Helplines  are  operational  in  32  States/UTs  for  24  hours emergency and non-emergency response to women affected by violence through referral  (linking  with  appropriate  authority  such  as  police,  One  Stop  Centre, hospital).

So far, 2.27 lakh (approx) and 38.62 lakh (approx) women have been assisted by One Stop Centres and Women Helplines respectively.

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