Lok Sabha Question No. 5033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Social Audit of One Stop Centre Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5033 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## SOCIAL AUDIT OF ONE STOP CENTRE SCHEME

5033.   DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated, disbursed and spent on the One Stop Centre Scheme since its launch;
- (b) the number of One Stop Centres set up in the past one year in India and abroad;
- (c) whether the Government process to conduct capacity building programme for sensitizing the practitioners providing specialized assistance under the scheme, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether there has been a social audit of the scheme in the past two years, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):   So  far,  a  total  of  801  One  Stop  Centres  have  been  approved  in  all  36 States/UTs,  out  of  which  733  OSCs  are  functional.  Since  its  launch,  a  total  of Rs.735.43  crore  has  been  released  to  States  /  Union  Territories  /  Districts  for implementation  of  the  scheme,  out  of  which  a  total  of  Rs.327.50  crore  has  been reported as utilised as on date.

Further, Empowered Committee constituted under framework of Nirbhaya Fund has appraised  a  proposal  for  setting  up  of  OSC  like  facilities  at  9  Indian  Diplomatic Missions  (IDMs)  in  abroad  for  the  welfare  of  Indian  women  in  countries  having significant proportion of diaspora.

(c): The Government, from time to time, conducts capacity building programme for the functionaries of OSCs through various institutions like National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) etc. Recently, the Government has 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.

(d)  : A  third  party  evaluation  of  the  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Women and  Child Development, 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  and  has  been designated as a mainstay at district level for all activities related to safety and security of women and girls.

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