Lok Sabha Question No. 4934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Shortage of Counsellors in OSCs
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## SHORTAGE OF COUNSELLORS IN OSCS

## 4934.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of functional One Stop Crisis Centres in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of counsellors available at these centers, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the States having a shortage of counsellors;
- (d) the steps taken by the Union Government to cover this shortage; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  training  given  to  OSC  staff  on  Medical  Confidentiality  and Psychological First Aid during the last two years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Government of India has approved  a total number  of 801, One Stop Centres (OSC's)  in  36  States/UTs,  out  of  which  733  OSCs  are  functional.  State/UT-wise number of OSCs reported as functional is at Annexure.

(b) to (d):  Government of India provides financial assistance to states / UTs for hiring of manpower  for  functioning of the components  of  Mission  Shakti including OSC.However,the scheme does not envisage creation of regular posts.As such, the State  /  UT/District  authorities  are  responsible  for  recruitment  /  hiring  of  suitable manpower / staff at these centres.

There  is  a  provision  for  hiring  of  13  personnel  including  Centre  Administrator, Caseworkers, Para-legal personnel/ Lawyer, Paramedical personnel, Psycho-social Counsellors etc. for functioning of a One Stop Centre.

(e): The Government has also engaged the services of National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) for providing basic and advanced training under the project named 'Stree Manoraksha' to the staff of One Stop Centres (OSCs) across the country on handling psycho-social and mental health care needs of women facing violence and in distress. So far, NIMHANS have completed Basic Training and Certificate Courses in 27 states and 5 Union Territories, comprising 631 OSCs.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4934 for answer on 31.03.2023 regarding 'Shortage of Counsellors in OSCs' asked by Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Hon'ble MP (LS)

State/UT-wise number of One Stop Centres (OSCs) reported as functional

| SL   | State/ UTs                               |   Number of functional OSCs |
|------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                           3 |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                           |                          13 |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                          24 |
| 4    | Assam                                    |                          34 |
| 5    | Bihar                                    |                          38 |
| 6    | Chandigarh                               |                           1 |
| 7    | Chattishgarh                             |                          27 |
| 8    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                           3 |
| 9    | Delhi                                    |                          11 |
| 10   | Goa                                      |                           2 |
| 11   | Gujarat                                  |                          35 |
| 12   | Haryana                                  |                          22 |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh                         |                          12 |
| 14   | Jammu and Kashmir                        |                          20 |
| 15   | Jharkhand                                |                          24 |
| 16   | Karnataka                                |                          30 |
| 17   | Kerala                                   |                          14 |
| 18   | Ladakh-UT                                |                           2 |
| 19   | Lakshdweep                               |                           1 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh                           |                          52 |
| 21   | Maharashtra                              |                          37 |
| 22   | Manipur                                  |                          16 |
| 23   | Meghalaya                                |                          11 |
| 24   | Mizoram                                  |                           8 |
| 25   | Nagaland                                 |                          11 |
| 26   | Odisha                                   |                          30 |
| 27   | Puducherry                               |                           4 |
| 28   | Punjab                                   |                          22 |
| 29   | Rajasthan                                |                          33 |
| 30   | Sikkim                                   |                           4 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu                               |                          38 |
| 32   | Telangana                                |                          33 |
| 33   | Tripura                                  |                           8 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                            |                          75 |
| 35   | Uttrakhand                               |                          13 |
| 36   | West Bengal                              |                          22 |
|      | Total                                    |                         733 |

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