Lok Sabha Question No. 2160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Rastriya Mahila Kosh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2160

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## RASTRIYA MAHILA KOSH

## 2160. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  scheme  to  bring  about socio-economic upliftment of poor women in COVID-19 affected regions, under Rashtriya  Mahila  Kosh  (RMK),  alongwith  the  funds  allocated  for  the  purpose during the current financial year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  examine  the  existing  status  of implementation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of One Stop Centres to provide integrated  support  and  assistance  to  women  affected  by  violence,  if  so,  the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for the effective implementation of the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No such scheme formulated.
- (b)  &  (c)  Popularly  known  as  Sakhi  Centres,  the  One  Stop  Centre  scheme  is implemented  for  all  districts  of  the  country  since  1 st April  2015.  One  Stop  Centres (OSC) provide a range of services under one roof such as police facilitation, medical aid,  providing  legal  aid  and  legal  counselling,  psycho-social  counselling,  temporary shelter  etc.  to  violence  affected  women  and  women  in  distress.  As  per  scheme guidelines,  OSCs  are  set  up  either  in  a  new  constructed  building  in  an  approved design  or  in  an  existing  building  and  are  located  within  a  radius  of  2  kms  of  the hospitals  or  medical  facilities.  The  State-wise  number  of  OSCs  sanctioned  and operational is attached at annexure.

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## Annexure

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  2160  to  be  answered  on  23.09.2020  asked  by  Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Shri P. Raveendranath Kumar regarding " Rastriya Mahila Kosh'

| SI. No.    | State/UTs                                 |   Number of OSCs sanctioned |   Number of Operational OSCs |
|------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT)             |                           3 |                            3 |
| 2.         | Andhra Pradesh                            |                          14 |                           13 |
| 3.         | Arunachal Pradesh                         |                          25 |                           24 |
| 4.         | Assam                                     |                          33 |                           31 |
| 5.         | Bihar                                     |                          38 |                           38 |
| 6.         | Chandigarh (UT)                           |                           1 |                            1 |
| 7.         | Chattisgarh                               |                          27 |                           27 |
| 8.         | Dadra & Nagra Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT) |                           3 |                            3 |
| 9.         | Goa                                       |                           2 |                            2 |
| 10.        | Gujarat                                   |                          33 |                           33 |
| 11.        | Haryana                                   |                          22 |                           22 |
| 12.        | Himachal Pradesh                          |                          12 |                           12 |
| 13.        | Jammu & Kashmir (UT)                      |                          20 |                            7 |
| 14.        | Jharkhand                                 |                          24 |                           24 |
| 15.        | Karnataka                                 |                          30 |                           30 |
| 16.        | Kerala                                    |                          14 |                           14 |
| 17.        | Ladakh (UT)                               |                           2 |                            1 |
| 18.        | Lakshadweep (UT)                          |                           1 |                            0 |
| 19.        | Madhya Pradesh                            |                          52 |                           51 |
| 20.        | Maharashtra                               |                          37 |                           37 |
| 21.        | Manipur                                   |                          16 |                           16 |
| 22.        | Meghalaya                                 |                          11 |                           11 |
| 23.        | Mizoram                                   |                           8 |                            8 |
| 24.        | Nagaland                                  |                          11 |                           11 |
| 25. NCT of | Delhi(UT)                                 |                          11 |                           11 |
| 26.        | Odisha                                    |                          30 |                           30 |
| 27.        | Puducherry (UT)                           |                           4 |                            4 |
| 28.        | Punjab                                    |                          22 |                           22 |
| 29.        | Rajasthan                                 |                          33 |                           33 |
| 30.        | Sikkim                                    |                           4 |                            4 |
| 31.        | Tamil Nadu                                |                          38 |                           32 |
| 32.        | Telangana                                 |                          33 |                           33 |
| 33.        | Tripura                                   |                           8 |                            8 |
| 34.        | Uttar Pradesh                             |                          75 |                           75 |
| 35.        | Uttarakhand                               |                          13 |                           13 |
| 36.        | West Bengal                               |                          23 |                            0 |
|            | Total                                     |                         733 |                          684 |