Lok Sabha Question No. 1398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: One Stop Crisis Centre
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1398 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## ONE STOP CRISIS CENTRE

## 1398.  SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  cases  registered  and  resolved  at  one  stop  crisis  centres  in  the country;
- (b) the funds allocated to the centres during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether any audits of these centres have been undertaken during the said period;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of staff required and vacancies at these centres, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Government has been implementing  scheme of One Stop Centre (OSC) w.e.f.  01.04.2015  to  provide  integrated  support  and  assistance  to  women  affected  by violence and in distress, both in private and public spaces under one roof and also to provide  an  integrated  range  of  services  including  medical  aid,  legal  aid  and  advice, temporary  shelter  (for  a  maximum  period  of  5  days),  police  assistance,  psycho-social counselling to needy women. Now the OSC scheme has been included as a component of sub-scheme 'Sambal' under Mission Shakti. Over 6.65 lakh women have been assisted upto December, 2022 by OSCs across the country. The details of funds released to States / UTs for implementation of OSC component in last three years is at Annexure.

(c) and (d): A third party evaluation of the schemes of the Ministry, including One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme, was conducted during the Financial Year 2020-21 through NITI Aayog. The study found the relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of the scheme as satisfactory.  Based  on  the  recommendations  of  the  Third  Party  Evaluation,  the  OSC scheme has been included as a component of sub-scheme 'Sambal' under Mission Shakti for implementation during period of 15th Finance Commission Cycle upto 2025-26. OSC has been designated as a mainstay at district level for all activities related to safety and security of women and girls.

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

Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  and  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UN-  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.1398  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.03.2023 ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  KANIMOZHI  KARUNANIDHI  REGARDING  'ONE  STOP CRISIS CENTRE'

## State/  UT-wise  details  of  funds  released  to  the  One  Stop  Centres  during  the 2019-20 to 221-22

## (Amount in Lakhs)

| SL    | State                                    |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |     41.6  |     38.59 |     58.22 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                           |    260.99 |    205.05 |    249.57 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                        |    134.18 |    514.14 |    369.45 |
| 4     | Assam                                    |    804.09 |    642.14 |    650.63 |
| 5     | Bihar                                    |   1046.09 |    709.66 |    555.17 |
| 6     | Chandigarh                               |     15    |     33.84 |     15    |
| 7     | Chattishgarh                             |    677.38 |    353.21 |    526.86 |
| 8     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |     73.46 |     40.01 |     45.01 |
| 9     | Delhi                                    |    390.97 |    189.05 |    184.69 |
| 10    | Goa                                      |     15    |     30.01 |     30.01 |
| 11    | Gujarat                                  |    679.52 |    875.17 |    997.46 |
| 12    | Haryana                                  |    401.92 |    398.44 |    385.35 |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                         |    317.3  |    204.05 |    180.05 |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                        |     96.39 |    218.84 |    323.09 |
| 15    | Jharkhand                                |    408.53 |    697.25 |    506.78 |
| 16    | Karnataka                                |    582.04 |    729.09 |    513.88 |
| 17    | Kerala                                   |    140.9  |    243.06 |    234.41 |
| 18    | Ladakh-UT                                |      0    |     65.45 |     30.01 |
| 19    | Lakshdweep                               |     20.91 |      7.5  |     15    |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                           |   1670.92 |   1050.32 |    921.41 |
| 21    | Maharashtra                              |    669.99 |    646.2  |    561.35 |
| 22    | Manipur                                  |    248.84 |    501.94 |    396.59 |
| 23    | Meghalaya                                |    374.3  |    211.62 |    276.22 |
| 24    | Mizoram                                  |    218.71 |    172.64 |    280.33 |
| 25    | Nagaland                                 |    191.73 |    329.91 |    528.92 |
| 26    | Odisha                                   |    209.35 |    931.55 |    739.31 |
| 27    | Puducherry                               |     43.76 |     72.02 |     67.24 |
| 28    | Punjab                                   |    351.84 |    490.61 |    385.31 |
| 29    | Rajasthan                                |    677.12 |    566.87 |    941.85 |
| 30    | Sikkim                                   |     68.1  |     66.02 |     80.8  |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                               |    713.6  |   1066.6  |    520.38 |
| 32    | Telangana                                |    624.47 |    769.73 |    945.98 |
| 33    | Tripura                                  |     60.02 |    162.04 |    135.75 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                            |   1231.94 |   2288.33 |   1396.79 |
| 35    | Uttrakhand                               |    229.07 |    273.09 |    263.17 |
| 36    | West Bengal                              |     95.46 |    198.9  |    227.32 |
| Total | Total                                    |  13785.5  |  15992.9  |  14539.4  |

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