Lok Sabha Question No. 2058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: One Stop Centres for Women Protection
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, REKHA ARUN VERMA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, LALLU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2018

## ONE STOP CENTRES FOR WOMEN PROTECTION

## 2058.   SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Women's Safety Centres/One Stop Centres have been set up to provide safety and protection to women in the country, if so, the salient features and facilities available for women in such centres;
- (b) whether the Government has achieved the aims and objectives for which these centres were set up,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  women  benefited  from  such  centres, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether certain States have sent proposals for setting up of more such centres under the scheme, if so, the details of proposals received and approved along with the funds released during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the Government has set up such centres in all the districts of the country in a time bound manner and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for not setting up of such centres in each district; and
- (e) whether any cases of harassment against women have been registered in such centres during the said  period  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken/  being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a): The Ministry is implementing scheme for setting up One Stop Centres (OSC) 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): One Stop Centres are being set up in a phased manner in all the districts of the country. So far, the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India has given approval to  State  Governments and Union Territory administrations for setting up 654 One Stop Centres. Also,  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  has  directed  on  11 th   December,  2018  that  all  the States/Union Territories should set up at least one OSC in every district within one year from the date of judgment.

OSCs have been set up in 234 districts till now. The details of One Stop Centres approved and operational along with number of women assisted so far are at Annexure-I .  State-wise details of fund released for the year 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and current year are at Annexure-II .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2058 for 21.12.2018 regarding 'One Stop Centre for Women Protection'

## State-wise details of One Stop Centres approved, operational and women assisted

| Sl. No.   | State/ UTs                |   Total approved OSCs |   Number of functional OSCs | No. of women assisted   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                     3 |                           1 | 472                     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            |                    13 |                          13 | 26,884                  |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                    21 |                           2 | 308                     |
| 4.        | Assam                     |                    33 |                           5 | 720                     |
| 5.        | Bihar                     |                    38 |                           8 | 3,755                   |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                |                     1 |                           1 | 326                     |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              |                    27 |                          27 | 10,868                  |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                     1 |                           1 | 40                      |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               |                     2 |                           1 | 25                      |
| 10.       | Goa                       |                     2 |                           1 | 977                     |
| 11.       | Gujarat                   |                    23 |                          10 | 894                     |
| 12.       | Haryana                   |                    22 |                           7 | 3,878                   |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh          |                    12 |                           1 | 68                      |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                    22 |                           2 | 63                      |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                 |                    24 |                           3 | 319                     |
| 16.       | Karnataka                 |                    30 |                           7 | 517                     |
| 17.       | Kerala                    |                    14 |                           4 | 393                     |
| 18.       | Madhya Pradesh            |                    51 |                          50 | 3,217                   |
| 19.       | Maharashtra               |                    36 |                          11 | 1,504                   |
| 20.       | Manipur                   |                    16 |                           1 | 10                      |
| 21.       | Meghalaya                 |                    11 |                           2 | 981                     |
| 22.       | Mizoram                   |                     9 |                           1 | 65                      |
| 23.       | Nagaland                  |                    11 |                           2 | 103                     |
| 24.       | Odisha                    |                    30 |                           4 | 857                     |
| 25.       | Puducherry                |                     1 |                           1 | 51                      |
| 26.       | Punjab                    |                    22 |                           7 | 293                     |
| 27.       | Rajasthan                 |                    16 |                          16 | 4,964                   |
| 28.       | Sikkim                    |                     4 |                           1 | 115                     |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu                |                    32 |                           6 | 197                     |
| 30.       | Telangana                 |                    31 |                           9 | 7807                    |
| 31.       | Tripura                   |                     8 |                           1 | 30                      |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh             |                    75 |                          24 | 1,18,833                |
| 33.       | Uttarakhand               |                    13 |                           4 | 993                     |
| 34.       | Lakshadweep               |                     0 |                           0 | 0                       |
| 35.       | NCT of Delhi              |                     0 |                           0 | 0                       |
| 36.       | West Bengal               |                     0 |                           0 | 0                       |
|           | Total                     |                   654 |                         234 | 1,90,527                |

Annexure -II

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2058 for 21.12.2018 regarding 'One Stop Centre for Women Protection'

## State-wise details of funds released during the year 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and current years

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Proposal Received States/UTs   |   2015-16 | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands      |     13.19 | --        | 31.21     | 0.50      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                 |     13.19 | 268.97    | 330.14    | 112.49    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh              |     13.19 | 28.41     | 53.20     | 15.57     |
| 4         | Assam                          |     38.84 | 75.65     | --        | 1.0       |
| 5         | Bihar                          |     13.19 | 198.90    | --        | --        |
| 6         | Chandigarh                     |     13.19 | --        | --        | 9.31      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                   |     48.3  | 734.27    | 167.04    | 374.87    |
| 8         | Dadra Nagar Haveli             |     43.37 | --        | 43.41     | .50       |
| 9         | Daman & Diu                    |     45.88 | --        | 0.00      | --        |
| 10        | Goa                            |     45.88 | 19.41     | 10.85     | 1.0       |
| 11        | Gujarat                        |     45.88 | 38.82     | 127.15    | 165.76    |
| 12        | Haryana                        |     36.41 | 116.48    | 38.30     | 467.29    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh               |     37.68 | --        | 15.00     | 45.95     |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                |     45.88 | 95.65     | 87.52     | --        |
| 15        | Jharkhand                      |     10.26 | 56.82     | 18.47     | --        |
| 16        | Karnataka                      |     45.88 | 85.24     | 62.74     | 3.00      |
| 17        | Kerala                         |     45.08 | 113.65    | 11.80     | 2.00      |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                 |     45.88 | 773.04    | 131.27    | 1123.51   |
| 19        | Maharashtra                    |     45.88 | 213.55    | 437.69    | 20.32     |
| 20        | Manipur                        |     12.89 | --        | --        | --        |
| 21        | Meghalaya                      |     13.19 | 28.41     | 7.75      | 30.50     |
| 22        | Mizoram                        |     37.68 | --        | 61.41     | 15.63     |
| 23        | Nagaland                       |     45.88 | 55.41     | 80.41     | 439.87    |
| 24        | Odisha                         |     10.28 | 15.00     | 120.33    | --        |
| 25        | Puducherry                     |     37    | --        | 19.41     | .50       |
| 26        | Punjab                         |     43.82 | 97.07     | 335.87    | 276.21    |
| 27        | Rajasthan                      |     12.12 | 346.24    | 28.96     | 122.02    |
| 28        | Sikkim                         |     45.88 | --        | 30.17     | .50       |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                     |     45.88 | --        | 38.83     | 129.59    |
| 30        | Telangana                      |     45.88 | 155.31    | 301.72    | 31.82     |
| 31        | Tripura                        |     45.88 | --        | --        | 13.78     |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                  |     45.88 | 454.63    | 266.22    | 1896.20   |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                    |     13.19 | 58.24     | 138.86    | 35.89     |
|           | Total                          |   1102.5  | 4029.17   | 2995.73   | 5335.61   |