Lok Sabha Question No. 785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Effectiveness of One-Stop Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 785

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE-STOP CENTRES

785.     SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any recent evaluations to assess the effectiveness of One Stop Centres (OSCs) in supporting women survivors of violence;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) the number of women who have accessed services at OSCs alongwith the types  of  services  provided  to  them  and  its  impact  on  their  well-being  and safety, State-wise; and
- (d) the number of operational OSCs in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) & (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.
- (c) & (d): OSCs provide integrated support and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence and in distress both in private and public spaces and facilitate immediate emergency and non-emergency access to a range of services including medical, legal, temporary shelter, police assistance, psychological and counselling support  to  fight  against  any  forms  of  violence  against  them   The  State/UT-wise details  of  operational  OSCs  along  with  the  number  of  women  assisted  as  on 31.05.2024 are at annexure.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (C) and (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 785 FOR REPLY ON 26.07.2024 ASKED BY SHRI GAURAV GOGOI REGARDING 'EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE-STOP CENTRES'

## Details of State/UT-wise details of the operational OSCs along with the number of women assisted as on 31.05.2024

| S. No.   | State/ UTs        |   Number of Operational OSCs | Total number of women Assisted during 1.4.2015 to 31.5.2024   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | A&N Islands       |                            3 | 1,942                                                         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    |                           19 | 41,085                                                        |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           25 | 2,073                                                         |
| 4        | Assam             |                           36 | 20,448                                                        |
| 5        | Bihar             |                           38 | 36,582                                                        |
| 6        | Chandigarh        |                            1 | 1,526                                                         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh      |                           27 | 43,264                                                        |
| 8        | DNHDD             |                            3 | 1,164                                                         |
| 9        | Delhi             |                           11 | 17,996                                                        |
| 10       | Goa               |                            2 | 6,792                                                         |
| 11       | Gujarat           |                           35 | 35,500                                                        |
| 12       | Haryana           |                           22 | 40,459                                                        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh  |                           12 | 2,478                                                         |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                           20 | 10,900                                                        |
| 15       | Jharkhand         |                           24 | 4,568                                                         |
| 16       | Karnataka         |                           38 | 24,633                                                        |
| 17       | Kerala            |                           14 | 19,101                                                        |
| 18       | Ladakh            |                            2 | 65                                                            |
| 19       | Lakshadweep       |                            1 | 0                                                             |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh    |                           57 | 94,166                                                        |
| 21       | Maharashtra       |                           42 | 30,589                                                        |
| 22       | Manipur           |                           16 | 1,572                                                         |
| 23       | Meghalaya         |                           12 | 3,464                                                         |
| 24       | Mizoram           |                            8 | 1,346                                                         |
| 25       | Nagaland          |                           11 | 1,284                                                         |
| 26       | Odisha            |                           30 | 21,891                                                        |
| 27       | Puducherry        |                            4 | 442                                                           |
| 28       | Punjab            |                           23 | 17,115                                                        |
| 29       | Rajasthan         |                           37 | 44,428                                                        |
| 30       | Sikkim            |                            6 | 1,409                                                         |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu        |                           47 | 79,643                                                        |
| 32       | Telangana         |                           36 | 63,539                                                        |
| 33       | Tripura           |                            8 | 719                                                           |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh     |                           79 | 2,37,194                                                      |
| 35       | Uttarakhand       |                           14 | 7,280                                                         |
| 36       | West Bengal       |                           22 | 3,055                                                         |
|          | Total             |                          785 | 9,19,712                                                      |