Lok Sabha Question No. 4623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Sambal Programme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Anurag Sharma, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Gajendra  Singh Patel, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Radheshyam Rathiya, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2025

## SAMBAL PROGRAMME

4623.   SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

SHRI RADHESHYAM RATHIYA:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SMT. HIMADRI SINGH:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

MS KANGNA RANAUT:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

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

- (a) the number of operational One-Stop Centres (OSCs) across the country as on February 2025, Sambal Programme/Scheme under the Mission Shakti, Statewise, particularly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Amroha Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of women assisted under the scheme/programme, State-wise, particularly in the said States;
- (c) whether the said scheme/programme provide temporary shelter facilities/dedicated emergency vehicles for responding to cases of violence against women at these centres particularly in said States/costituency; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (d): The One Stop Centre (OSC) is a component of the Sambal vertical under the umbrella Mission Shakti. It provides integrated support and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence and those in distress, both in private and public spaces.  It  provides  services  like  medical  aid,  legal  aid  and  advice, temporary shelter ,  police  assistance  and  psycho-social  counselling  to needy women.  As on date, 812 OSCs are operational across the country including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,  Delhi  and  Amroha  Parliamentary  Constituency  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  These Centres have assisted over 10.80 lakh women till 31.01.2025. State/UT-wise details of operational OSCs and women assisted are at Annexure. The Government has also made provision for hiring of dedicated emergency vehicle for the OSCs.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4623 FOR REPLY ON 28.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE, SHRI ANURAG SHARMA, SMT. BHARTI PARDHI, SHRI RADHESHYAM RATHIYA, DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY, SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL, SHRI  GAJENDRA  SINGH  PATEL,  SHRI  KANWAR  SINGH  TANWAR,  SMT. HIMADRI SINGH, SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT, SHRI MANOJ TIWARI, SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA, MS KANGNA RANAUT AND SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH

The details of State/UT-wise operational OSCs and women assisted till 31.01.2025

|   S. No. | State/UT          |   Number of operational OSCs | Women Assisted till 31.01.2025   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | A&N Islands       |                            3 | 2,045                            |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                           26 | 43,119                           |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                           25 | 2,375                            |
|        4 | Assam             |                           36 | 25,710                           |
|        5 | Bihar             |                           39 | 42,261                           |
|        6 | Chandigarh        |                            1 | 1,790                            |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh      |                           27 | 47,504                           |
|        8 | DNHDD             |                            3 | 1,276                            |
|        9 | Delhi             |                           11 | 26,074                           |
|       10 | Goa               |                            2 | 7,087                            |
|       11 | Gujarat           |                           35 | 40,189                           |
|       12 | Haryana           |                           22 | 46,448                           |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh  |                           12 | 3,754                            |
|       14 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                           20 | 13,349                           |
|       15 | Jharkhand         |                           24 | 5,440                            |
|       16 | Karnataka         |                           39 | 30,350                           |
|       17 | Kerala            |                           14 | 21,540                           |
|       18 | Ladakh            |                            2 | 115                              |
|       19 | Lakshadweep       |                            1 | Nil                              |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh    |                           57 | 1,10,839                         |
|       21 | Maharashtra       |                           55 | 35,398                           |
|       22 | Manipur           |                           16 | 1,832                            |
|       23 | Meghalaya         |                           12 | 4,232                            |
|       24 | Mizoram           |                           11 | 2,199                            |
|       25 | Nagaland          |                           11 | 1,461                            |
|       26 | Odisha            |                           30 | 35,201                           |
|       27 | Puducherry        |                            4 | 488                              |
|       28 | Punjab            |                           23 | 20,552                           |
|       29 | Rajasthan         |                           37 | 49,800                           |
|       30 | Sikkim            |                            6 | 1,769                            |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu        |                           48 | 1,06,558                         |
|       32 | Telangana         |                           36 | 71,191                           |
|       33 | Tripura           |                            8 | 1,211                            |

| 34   | Uttar Pradesh   |   79 | 2,63,385   |
|------|-----------------|------|------------|
| 35   | Uttarakhand     |   14 | 8,905      |
| 36   | West Bengal     |   23 | 5,443      |
|      | Total           |  812 | 10,80,890  |

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