Lok Sabha Question No. 825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: One Stop Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 825

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## ONE STOP CENTRES

## 825. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) the number of One Stop Centres (OSCs) established in the country with specific details for Telangana;
- (b) the funds allocated and utilized for setting up and operating OSCs during the last three years specifically those established in Nizamabad; and
- (c) the number of women assisted by OSCs and their outcomes in Telangana?

## 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 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.  Total  802  OSCs  are operational  across  the  country  and  they  have  assisted  10,61,337  women  up  to December 2024 since inception. In the State of Telangana 36 One Stop Centres are operational in 33 districts including Nizamabad. District-wise details are at Annexure . 70235 women have been assisted by OSCs in Telangana up to December, 2024 since inception.

Details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  percentage  utilised  by  the  State Government of Telangana including Nizamabad district under the scheme for the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 are as under:

## (Amount in lakhs)

| SL   | State     | 2021-22   | 2021-22               | 2022-23   | 2022-23               | 2023-24   | 2023-24               |
|------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
|      |           | released  | %age of fund utilized | released  | %age of fund utilized | released  | %age of fund utilized |
| 01   | Telangana | 945.98    | 102%*                 | 1,392.65  | UCNR                  | 1,217.41  | 81%                   |

* More than 100% utilization is due to use of grant released during previous years.

UCNR - Utilization Certificate not received.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  825  FOR  REPLY  ON  07.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ARVIND DHARMAPURI REGARDING 'ONE STOP CENTRES'

The district-wise details of operational OSCs in the State of Telangana:

| S. No.   | Districts                |   No. of Operational OSCs |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Adilabad                 |                         1 |
| 2        | Hyderabad                |                         2 |
| 3        | Jagitial                 |                         1 |
| 4        | Jangaon                  |                         1 |
| 5        | Jayashankar Bhupalapally |                         1 |
| 6        | Jogulamba Gadwal         |                         1 |
| 7        | Kamareddy                |                         1 |
| 8        | Karimnagar               |                         1 |
| 9        | Khammam                  |                         1 |
| 10       | Kumuram Bheem Asifabad   |                         1 |
| 11       | Bhadradri Kothagudem     |                         1 |
| 12       | Mahabubabad              |                         1 |
| 13       | Mahabubnagar             |                         1 |
| 14       | Mancherial               |                         1 |
| 15       | Sangareddy               |                         1 |
| 16       | Medchal Malkajgiri       |                         2 |
| 17       | Nagarkurnool             |                         1 |
| 18       | Nalgonda                 |                         1 |
| 19       | Nirmal                   |                         1 |
| 20       | Nizamabad                |                         1 |
| 21       | Peddapalli               |                         1 |
| 22       | RajannaSircilla          |                         1 |
| 23       | Rangareddy               |                         2 |
| 24       | Medak                    |                         1 |
| 25       | Siddipet                 |                         1 |
| 26       | Suryapet                 |                         1 |
| 27       | Vikarabad                |                         1 |
| 28       | Wanaparthy               |                         1 |
| 29       | Warangal                 |                         1 |
| 30       | Warangal (Rural)         |                         1 |
| 31       | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri      |                         1 |
| 32       | Mulugu                   |                         1 |
| 33       | Narayanpet               |                         1 |
|          | Total                    |                        36 |

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