Lok Sabha Question No. 5562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5562 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

## 5562.  MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) whether the domestic violence survivors can currently seek temporary shelter at One Stop Centres for only five days, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry is planning to extend the maximum duration for which survivors can seek shelter and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure that survivors are provided with safe, long-term rehabilitation options, including access to legal aid, mental health support, and employment assistance; and
- (d) the number of women who have sought refuge in One Stop Centres during the last three years, State-wise along with the percentage of survivors who have required long-term shelter in Swadhar Grehs?

## 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 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.

Further, Ministry has provisioned for extension of temporary shelter beyond 5 days in  specific cases where relocation to Shakti Sadan is not feasible. In such cases, Centre Administrators may extend the stay up to 10 days on a case-by-case basis. For any further extension beyond 10 days, the District Nodal Officer (DNO)/District Program  Officer  (DPO)  is  authorized  an  additional  stay  of  up  to  10  more  days, ensuring victims have  continuous  access  to  essential services as required. However, efforts to be made to transfer the beneficiary to nearest Shakti Sadan or some other institution, if  required.  Total  number  of  10.98  lakh  women  have  been assisted by OSCs across the country till 28th February, 2025, since the year 2015. State and UT-wise details for the last three years are at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  ADMITTED UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.5562 FOR  04.04.2025  ASKED  BY  MS.  S  JOTHIMANI REGARDING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

State/UT wise number of women assisted by One Stop Centres across the country during the last three years:

| SL   | State /UTs        | 2021-22      | 2022-23   | 2023-24   |
|------|-------------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1    | A&N Islands       | 114          | 106       | 133       |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh    | 4,049        | 4,356     | 2,993     |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh | 447          | 370       | 293       |
| 4    | Assam             | 3,852        | 5,348     | 5,714     |
| 5    | Bihar             | 7,002        | 6,556     | 7,376     |
| 6    | Chandigarh        | 153          | 199       | 329       |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh      | 5,007        | 6,052     | 5,889     |
| 8    | DNHDD             | 139          | 136       | 90        |
| 9    | Delhi             | 3,869        | 4,387     | 6,945     |
| 10   | Goa               | 1,434        | 2,132     | 611       |
| 11   | Gujarat           | 6,583        | 8,669     | 7,158     |
| 12   | Haryana           | 7,080        | 8,253     | 7,932     |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh  | 348          | 480       | 1,007     |
| 14   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1,544        | 2,482     | 2,374     |
| 15   | Jharkhand         | 715          | 830       | 1,683     |
| 16   | Karnataka         | 4,396        | 6,551     | 6,997     |
| 17   | Kerala            | 4,420        | 4,357     | 4,137     |
| 18   | Ladakh            | 26           | 19        | 17        |
| 19   | Lakshadweep       | Nil          | Nil       | Nil       |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh    | 14,573       | 19,909    | 19,868    |
| 21   | Maharashtra       | 5,462        | 6,814     | 9,894     |
| 22   | Manipur           | 382          | 448       | 411       |
| 23   | Meghalaya         | 665          | 1,168     | 771       |
| 24   | Mizoram           | 205          | 217       | 366       |
| 25   | Nagaland          | 275          | 246       | 186       |
| 26   | Odisha            | 5,366        | 7,188     | 7,480     |
| 27   | Puducherry        | 56           | 62        | 36        |
| 28   | Punjab            | 2,840        | 3,403     | 3,315     |
| 29   | Rajasthan         | 19,241       | 5,870     | 6,591     |
| 30   | Sikkim            | 237          | 323       | 367       |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu        | 14,391       | 22,929    | 23,661    |
| 32   | Telangana         | 12,753       | 12,066    | 11,674    |
| 33   | Tripura           | 163          | 171       | 465       |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh     | 18,063       | 22,155    | 33,774    |
| 35   | Uttarakhand       | 1,462        | 1,156     | 578       |
| 36   | West Bengal       | Not function | 328       | 2,163     |
|      | Total             | 1,47,312     | 1,65,736  | 1,83,278  |

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