Lok Sabha Question No. 3850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: One Stop Centres in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3850 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## ONE STOP CENTRES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 3850.  SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a) the number of women provided support in One Stop Centres in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to review the implementation of the said centres?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry has been implementing the component of One Stop Centre (OSC) of Mission Shakti under Nirbhaya Fund since 1 st  April, 2015 with aim to provide a range of integrated services under one roof to women affected by violence and in distress. These services include Police facilitation, medical aid, providing legal aid and legal counselling, psycho-social counselling and temporary shelter. So far, a total of 26 One Stop Centres have been approved for 26 Districts of Andhra Pradesh, out of which 13 OSCs are functional which have assisted 37,582 number of women up to March, 2023 . The district-wise women assisted data in Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure.

(b): 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.  The  Mission  Shakti  aims  at  strengthening  interventions  for  safety, security  and  empowerment  of  women  in  a  mission  mode  through  institutional  and convergence mechanism. The OSC has been designated a mainstay at district level for all activities related to safety and security of women and girls.

Further, 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.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3850  FOR  11.08.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  KURUVA GORANTLA  MADHAV  REGARDING  'ONE  STOP  CENTRES  IN  ANDHRA PRADESH'

The district-wise women assisted data in Andhra Pradesh:

| Sl. No.   | Districts                   |   Women Assisted up to March, 23 since inception |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Ananthapuram                |                                             2551 |
| 2         | Chittoor                    |                                             2912 |
| 3         | Kakinda                     |                                             2779 |
| 4         | Guntur                      |                                             2268 |
| 5         | Y.S.R.                      |                                             2519 |
| 6         | Kurnool                     |                                             2409 |
| 7         | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |                                             1556 |
| 8         | Prakasam                    |                                             2251 |
| 9         | Srikakulam                  |                                             2117 |
| 10        | N.T.R.                      |                                             3841 |
| 11        | Visakhapatnam               |                                             3503 |
| 12        | Vizianagaram                |                                             5226 |
| 13        | Eluru                       |                                             3650 |
|           | Total                       |                                            37582 |

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