Lok Sabha Question No. 3504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Women and Child Counselling centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## WOMEN AND CHILD COUNSELLING CENTRES

## 3504.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any schemes/Programmes/ initiatives for the construction  and  development  of  Women  and  Child Counselling Centres across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  programmes/schemes/initiatives  and  the  funds allocated/utilised for the same during the last five years, State-wise and districtwise in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)      the number of women and child counselling centres proposed, approved and presently functional across the country, State-wise and districts-wise including Prakasam and Eluru district in said State;
- (d) the  number  of  women  and  child  specialist  psychologists,  therapists  and psychiatrists'  positions  available  along  with  those  presently  employed  and vacancies in child counselling centres in the country, State-wise and districtwise in the said State; and
- (e) whether the Government has put forward any guidelines/manual regarding the functioning/maintenance of child counselling centres, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The One Stop Centre (OSC) is a component of the Sambal vertical under Mission Shakti provides integrated support and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence and those in distress, both in private and public spaces. It also provides services like medical aid, legal aid and advice, temporary shelter, police assistance  and  psycho-social  counselling  to  needy  women.  As  the  scheme  is demand driven, the States and UTs are encouraged to set-up at least one OSC in each district and additional OSC(s) in those districts which have higher rate of crime against women or have bigger geographical area and in aspirational districts. As on date, 894 OSCs are approved and out of which, 802 OSCs are operational across the  country  either  in  own  building  or  pre-existing  government  building  or  rented accommodation. The State wise approved and operational OSCs is at Annexure-I. The  details  of  district-wise  approved  and  operational  OSCs  in  Andhra  Pradesh including Prakasam and Eluru district is at Annexure-II . Details of State-wise funds released for the One Stop Centres (OSCs) during the last five years are at AnnexureIII.

Further, the Ministry is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, 'Mission Vatsalya' through States/Union Territories to deliver various services for Children in Need  of  Care  and  Protection  and  Children  in  Conflict  with  Law.  It  includes  both Institutional Care services and Non-Institutional Care services.  Institutional Care is provided  through  the  Child  Care  Institutions,  as  a  rehabilitative  measure.  The programmes and activities in Homes, inter-alia, include  age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc.  Under the NonInstitutional Care component, support is provided to the children through Adoption, Foster  Care,  After  Care  and  Sponsorship.  There  is  provision  of  counsellor  in  the District Child Protection Unit and in the Child Care Institution also.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with National Institute of  Mental  Health  &  Neurosciences  (NIMHANS),  Bengaluru  established  Support, Advocacy & Mental Health Interventions for Children in Vulnerable Circumstances and Distress  (SAMVAD), a national initiative  &  integrated  resource  for  child  protection, mental health, & psychosocial care, that provides training and capacity building and other forms of guidance and technical support, to child protection functionaries.

(d) and (e): As per the Mission Shakti guidelines, the Central Government provides 100%  financial  assistance  to  States/  UTs  for  appointment/hiring  13  manpower resources including 1 Psycho-social Counsellor at each OSC. The overall implementation of the OSC scheme lies with the State Governments/UT

Administrations.  The  Ministry  has  issued  'Mission  Shakti'  and  'Mission  Vatsalya' guideline for implementation of women and child related schemes during 15 th  Finance Commission period 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3504 FOR REPLY ON 21.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU  REDDY  AND  SHRI  PUTTA  MAHESH  KUMAR  REGARDING 'WOMEN AND CHILD COUNSELLING CENTRES'

The details of State wise approved and operational OSCs:

| S. No.   | State/ UTs                  |   Number of approved OSCs |   Number of operational OSCs |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                         3 |                            3 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              |                        26 |                           26 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           |                        25 |                           25 |
| 4        | Assam                       |                        36 |                           36 |
| 5        | Bihar                       |                        50 |                           39 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  |                         1 |                            1 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                |                        35 |                           27 |
| 8        | Dadra NHDD                  |                         3 |                            3 |
| 9        | Delhi                       |                        15 |                           11 |
| 10       | Goa                         |                         2 |                            2 |
| 11       | Gujarat                     |                        35 |                           35 |
| 12       | Haryana                     |                        22 |                           22 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh            |                        13 |                           12 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir           |                        20 |                           20 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                   |                        31 |                           24 |
| 16       | Karnataka                   |                        40 |                           39 |
| 17       | Kerala                      |                        14 |                           14 |
| 18       | Ladakh                      |                         2 |                            2 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                 |                         1 |                            1 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh              |                        65 |                           57 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                 |                        55 |                           45 |
| 22       | Manipur                     |                        16 |                           16 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                   |                        12 |                           12 |
| 24       | Mizoram                     |                        13 |                           11 |
| 25       | Nagaland                    |                        17 |                           11 |
| 26       | Odisha                      |                        30 |                           30 |
| 27       | Puducherry                  |                         4 |                            4 |
| 28       | Punjab                      |                        23 |                           23 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                   |                        52 |                           37 |
| 30       | Sikkim                      |                         6 |                            6 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                  |                        49 |                           48 |
| 32       | Telangana                   |                        36 |                           36 |
| 33       | Tripura                     |                         8 |                            8 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh               |                        96 |                           79 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                 |                        14 |                           14 |
| 36       | West Bengal                 |                        24 |                           23 |
|          | Total                       |                       894 |                          802 |

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3504 FOR REPLY ON 21.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU  REDDY  AND  SHRI  PUTTA  MAHESH  KUMAR  REGARDING 'WOMEN AND CHILD COUNSELLING CENTRES'

The details of district-wise approved and operational OSCs in the State of Andhra Pradesh:

|   S. No. | District              |   Approved | Operational Status   |
|----------|-----------------------|------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Srikakulam            |          1 | Yes                  |
|        2 | Parvathipuram         |          1 | Yes                  |
|        3 | Vizianagaram          |          1 | Yes                  |
|        4 | Visakhapatnam         |          1 | Yes                  |
|        5 | Anakapalli            |          1 | Yes                  |
|        6 | Alluru Sitha Ramaraju |          1 | Yes                  |
|        7 | East Godawari         |          1 | Yes                  |
|        8 | Kakinada              |          1 | Yes                  |
|        9 | Konaseema             |          1 | Yes                  |
|       10 | West Godawari         |          1 | Yes                  |
|       11 | Eluru                 |          1 | Yes                  |
|       12 | Krishna               |          1 | Yes                  |
|       13 | NTR                   |          1 | Yes                  |
|       14 | Guntur                |          1 | Yes                  |
|       15 | Bapatla               |          1 | Yes                  |
|       16 | Palnadu               |          1 | Yes                  |
|       17 | Prakasam              |          1 | Yes                  |
|       18 | Nellore               |          1 | Yes                  |
|       19 | Tirupati              |          1 | Yes                  |
|       20 | Chittoor              |          1 | Yes                  |
|       21 | Annamayya             |          1 | Yes                  |
|       22 | Kadapa                |          1 | Yes                  |
|       23 | Nadyal                |          1 | Yes                  |
|       24 | Kurnool               |          1 | Yes                  |
|       25 | Ananthapuram          |          1 | Yes                  |
|       26 | Sri Sathya Sai        |          1 | Yes                  |

Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3504 FOR REPLY ON 21.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU  REDDY  AND  SHRI  PUTTA  MAHESH  KUMAR  REGARDING 'WOMEN AND CHILD COUNSELLING CENTRES'

The details of State/UT-wise funds released for OSCs during the last five years are as under :

(Amount in lakhs)

|   SL | State             | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   |
|------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|    1 | A&N Islands       | 41.6      | 38.59     | 58.22     | 15.2      | 135.99    |
|    2 | Andhra Pradesh    | 260.99    | 205.05    | 249.57    | 72.96     | 605.58    |
|    3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 134.18    | 514.14    | 369.45    | 40.39     | 847.7     |
|    4 | Assam             | 804.09    | 642.14    | 650.63    | 129.61    | 1,755.48  |
|    5 | Bihar             | 1,046.09  | 709.66    | 555.17    | 0         | 0         |
|    6 | Chandigarh        | 15        | 33.84     | 15        | 49.22     | 16.8      |
|    7 | Chhattisgarh      | 677.38    | 353.21    | 526.86    | 304.63    | 882.44    |
|    8 | DNHDD             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 50.39     |
|    9 | Delhi             | 390.97    | 189.05    | 184.69    | 138.56    | 184.78    |
|   10 | Goa               | 15        | 30.01     | 30.01     | 0         | 0         |
|   11 | Gujarat           | 679.52    | 875.17    | 997.46    | 386.76    | 1,166.26  |
|   12 | Haryana           | 401.92    | 398.44    | 385.35    | 186.75    | 594.68    |
|   13 | Himachal Pradesh  | 317.3     | 204.05    | 180.05    | 18.9      | 403.15    |
|   14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 96.39     | 218.84    | 323.09    | 0         | 335.96    |
|   15 | Jharkhand         | 408.53    | 697.25    | 506.78    | 0         | 0         |
|   16 | Karnataka         | 582.04    | 729.09    | 513.88    | 130.88    | 1,054.13  |
|   17 | Kerala            | 140.9     | 243.06    | 234.41    | 139.28    | 0         |
|   18 | Ladakh            | 0         | 65.45     | 30.01     | 0         | 33.6      |
|   19 | Lakshdweep        | 20.91     | 7.5       | 15        | 0         | 16.8      |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,670.92  | 1,057.05  | 921.41    | 261.55    | 820.48    |
|   21 | Maharashtra       | 669.99    | 646.2     | 561.35    | 69.37     | 1,539.69  |
|   22 | Manipur           | 248.84    | 501.94    | 396.59    | 543.29    | 268.77    |
|   23 | Meghalaya         | 374.3     | 211.62    | 276.22    | 232.77    | 321.56    |
|   24 | Mizoram           | 218.71    | 172.64    | 280.33    | 178.05    | 283.45    |
|   25 | Nagaland          | 191.73    | 329.91    | 528.92    | 197.41    | 545.83    |
|   26 | Odisha            | 209.35    | 931.55    | 739.31    | 614.67    | 1,084.95  |
|   27 | Puducherry        | 43.76     | 72.02     | 67.24     | 18.25     | 0         |
|   28 | Punjab            | 351.84    | 490.61    | 385.31    | 0         | 389.01    |
|   29 | Rajasthan         | 677.12    | 566.87    | 941.85    | 129.59    | 883.59    |
|   30 | Sikkim            | 68.1      | 66.02     | 80.8      | 77.48     | 126.09    |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu        | 713.6     | 1,066.6   | 520.38    | 697.43    | 1,158.88  |
|   32 | Telangana         | 624.47    | 793.39    | 945.98    | 1,392.65  | 1,217.41  |
|   33 | Tripura           | 60.02     | 162.04    | 135.75    | 18.21     | 0         |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,231.94  | 2,288.33  | 1,396.79  | 347       | 1,812.71  |
|   35 | Uttrakhand        | 229.07    | 273.09    | 263.17    | 153.33    | 436.75    |
|   36 | West Bengal       | 95.46     | 198.9     | 227.32    | 28.41     | 0         |

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