Lok Sabha Question No. 3719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Shortage of Psychologists/Counsellors at One Stop Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Locket Chatterjee, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Navneet Ravi Rana, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3719

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## SHORTAGE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS/COUNSELLORS AT ONE STOP CENTRES

3719.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) the number of One-Stop Centres (OSC) opened, operational and closed down during the last three years, year, State and district-wise including Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Haryana and West Bengal;
- (b) the number of women benefitted therefrom during the last three years, State and district-wise;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and utilized under OSC scheme during the last three years, year and district-wise for these above said States;
- (d) whether psychologists/counsellors are available at all these centres, if so, the details indicating the numbers thereof, State/UT and district-wise;
- (e) whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of psychologists/counsellors at these centres, if so, the district-wise details for the said States and the steps taken by the Government to cover this shortage; and
- (f) the other measures being taken by the Government to provide all facilities at OSC?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been implementing the One Stop Centre (OSC) scheme under Sambal component of Mission Shakti since 1 st April, 2015. So far, a total of 801 OSCs have been approved in all 36 States/UTs. Out of these, 733 OSCs are currently functional across the country including  Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Haryana and West Bengal. 50 OSCs were made operational in last 3 years (FY 2020-21- 5, FY 2021-22 - 20 and FY 2022-23 - 25). The details of number of women benefitted through OSCs since inception is at Annexure.

- (c): Since the financial year 2022-23, the grants-in-aid are provided directly to the State Governments/UT Administrations.  The quantum of funds released under OSC

scheme during last three years, for the States of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Haryana and West Bengal is given below:

## (Amount in Rs.)

|   Sl.No. | State          |   2020-21 | 2021-22   |           2022-23 |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh |  20505250 | 24956761  |           7295655 |
|        2 | Bihar          |  70966339 | 55516650  |                 0 |
|        3 | Haryana        |  39843694 | 38534966  |          18674976 |
|        4 | Maharashtra    |  64620010 | 56135125  |           6937301 |
|        5 | Telangana      |  79338729 |           | 94598148139265443 |
|        6 | West Bengal    |  19890150 | 22731600  |           2841450 |

(d)  to  (f):  The  Ministry  provides  financial  assistance  to  states  /  UTs  for  hiring  of manpower for functioning of OSCs. 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  for  functioning  of  a  One  Stop  Centre  as  per  given  details below: -

|   S.No. | Name of the Position                     |   No. of Personnel |
|---------|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Centre Administrator                     |                  1 |
|       2 | Caseworker                               |                  2 |
|       3 | Para-legal personnel/ Lawyer             |                  1 |
|       4 | Paramedical personnel                    |                  1 |
|       5 | Psycho-social Counsellors                |                  1 |
|       6 | Office Assistant with Computer Knowledge |                  1 |
|       7 | Multi-purpose staff/cook                 |                  3 |
|       8 | Security Guard/Nigh Guard                |                  3 |

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.   NIMHANS  have  completed  Basic  Training  and Certificate Courses in 27 states and 5 Union Territories, comprising 631 OSCs.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3719  FOR  11.08.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL, SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE, SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA, SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL AND SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS/COUNSELLORS AT ONE STOP CENTRES'

The State-wise details of functional OSCs, number of assisted women since inception

| PRESENT STATUS OF ONE STOP CENTRES   | PRESENT STATUS OF ONE STOP CENTRES       | PRESENT STATUS OF ONE STOP CENTRES             | PRESENT STATUS OF ONE STOP CENTRES   | PRESENT STATUS OF ONE STOP CENTRES   | Women Assisted                     |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| SL                                   | State/ UTs                               | Total Number of Districts having approved OSCs | Number of OSCs Approved              | Number of Operational OSCs           | since inception to September, 2022 |
| 1                                    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 3                                              | 3                                    | 3                                    | 1783                               |
| 2                                    | Andhra Pradesh                           | 25                                             | 26                                   | 13                                   | 37582                              |
| 3                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 25                                             | 25                                   | 24                                   | 1695                               |
| 4                                    | Assam                                    | 35                                             | 36                                   | 34                                   | 13551                              |
| 5                                    | Bihar                                    | 38                                             | 39                                   | 38                                   | 27581                              |
| 6                                    | Chandigarh                               | 1                                              | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1118                               |
| 7                                    | Chattishgarh                             | 28                                             | 29                                   | 27                                   | 36295                              |
| 8                                    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 3                                              | 3                                    | 3                                    | 1039                               |
| 9                                    | Delhi                                    | 11                                             | 11                                   | 11                                   | 10212                              |
| 10                                   | Goa                                      | 2                                              | 2                                    | 2                                    | 6108                               |
| 11                                   | Gujarat                                  | 33                                             | 35                                   | 35                                   | 27127                              |
| 12                                   | Haryana                                  | 22                                             | 22                                   | 22                                   | 27592                              |
| 13                                   | Himachal Pradesh                         | 12                                             | 13                                   | 12                                   | 1128                               |
| 14                                   | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 20                                             | 20                                   | 20                                   | 7944                               |
| 15                                   | Jharkhand                                | 24                                             | 24                                   | 24                                   | 2524                               |
| 16                                   | Karnataka                                | 30                                             | 40                                   | 30                                   | 16278                              |
| 17                                   | Kerala                                   | 14                                             | 14                                   | 14                                   | 14104                              |
| 18                                   | Ladakh-UT                                | 2                                              | 2                                    | 2                                    | 46                                 |
| 19                                   | Lakshdweep                               | 1                                              | 1                                    | 1                                    | 0                                  |
| 20                                   | Madhya Pradesh                           | 52                                             | 57                                   | 52                                   | 70419                              |
| 21                                   | Maharashtra                              | 36                                             | 42                                   | 37                                   | 19392                              |
| 22                                   | Manipur                                  | 16                                             | 16                                   | 16                                   | 1079                               |
| 23                                   | Meghalaya                                | 12                                             | 12                                   | 11                                   | 2515                               |
| 24                                   | Mizoram                                  | 11                                             | 11                                   | 8                                    | 809                                |
| 25                                   | Nagaland                                 | 11                                             | 11                                   | 11                                   | 1051                               |
| 26                                   | Odisha                                   | 30                                             | 30                                   | 30                                   | 21891                              |
| 27                                   | Puducherry                               | 4                                              | 4                                    | 4                                    | 405                                |
| 28                                   | Punjab                                   | 23                                             | 23                                   | 22                                   | 12939                              |
| 29                                   | Rajasthan                                | 33                                             | 37                                   | 33                                   | 36554                              |
| 30                                   | Sikkim                                   | 4                                              | 4                                    | 4                                    | 970                                |
| 31                                   | Tamil Nadu                               | 37                                             | 48                                   | 38                                   | 50231                              |
| 32                                   | Telangana                                | 33                                             | 36                                   | 33                                   | 49768                              |
| 33                                   | Tripura                                  | 8                                              | 8                                    | 8                                    | 263                                |
| 34                                   | Uttar Pradesh                            | 75                                             | 79                                   | 75                                   | 197838                             |
| 35                                   | Uttrakhand                               | 13                                             | 14                                   | 13                                   | 6518                               |
| 36                                   | West Bengal                              | 23                                             | 23                                   | 22                                   | 328                                |
|                                      | Total                                    | 750                                            | 801                                  | 733                                  | 706677                             |