Lok Sabha Question No. 930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: One Stop Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre, Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 930

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

## ONE STOP CENTRES

930.     SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE: SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:

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

- (a) the number of One Stop Centres (OSCs) set up/operationalised in the country, Statewise including Gujarat;
- (b) whether the Government is working towards setting up OSCs in each district and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of women in distress who have been benefitted by these centres along with the details of services provided therein;
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed the functioning of these centres and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to provide the access of OSCs to rural and tribal areas in future and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  OSCs  to  provide  support/assistance under one roof to women affected by violence, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): One Stop Centre (OSC) is a component of the Sambal vertical under the umbrella 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 including rural and tribal areas. As on date, out of approved 975 One Stop Centres (OSCs) in each districts across the country including Gujarat, 843 OSCs are operational and over 11.94 lakh women have been assisted since inception,  i.e.  1 st   April,  2015  up  to  30 th   June,  2025.  The  State-wise  number  of  OSCs approved,  operationalized  and  women  assisted  in  the  country  including  Gujarat  is  at Annexure.

The  implementation  of  scheme  lies  with  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations. Further,  once  in  a  year,  the  Programme Approval Board monitors with States/UTs, the progress of activities under the scheme and reviews status of achievement of objectives.

Apart from this, officials of the Ministry continuously review the scheme through meetings, video conferencing and by making field visits to States/UTs from time to time.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  930  FOR  REPLY  ON  25.07.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BALYA  MAMA SURESH  GOPINATH  MHATRE  AND  SMT.  POONAMBEN  HEMATBHAI  MAADAM REGARDING 'ONE STOP CENTRES'

The  details  of  State/UT-wise  approved,  operational  OSCs  and  women  assisted  in  the country including Gujarat till 30.06.2025

|   SL | State/ UT                   |   Approved OSCs |   Operational OSCs |   Women assisted since inception, i.e. 1st April, 2015 till 30.06.2025 |
|------|-----------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |               3 |                  3 |                                                                   2124 |
|    2 | Andhra Pradesh              |              26 |                 26 |                                                                  44727 |
|    3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |              27 |                 25 |                                                                   2601 |
|    4 | Assam                       |              36 |                 36 |                                                                  29270 |
|    5 | Bihar                       |              65 |                 39 |                                                                  45766 |
|    6 | Chandigarh                  |               1 |                  1 |                                                                   2013 |
|    7 | Chhattisgarh                |              42 |                 29 |                                                                  50122 |
|    8 | DNHDD                       |               3 |                  3 |                                                                   1394 |
|    9 | Delhi                       |              22 |                 11 |                                                                  34119 |
|   10 | Goa                         |               2 |                  2 |                                                                   7134 |
|   11 | Gujarat                     |              36 |                 35 |                                                                  43475 |
|   12 | Haryana                     |              22 |                 22 |                                                                  50692 |
|   13 | Himachal Pradesh            |              13 |                 13 |                                                                   4515 |
|   14 | Jammu and Kashmir           |              23 |                 20 |                                                                  16174 |
|   15 | Jharkhand                   |              35 |                 24 |                                                                   6255 |
|   16 | Karnataka                   |              40 |                 40 |                                                                  34469 |
|   17 | Kerala                      |              16 |                 14 |                                                                  23456 |
|   18 | Ladakh                      |               2 |                  2 |                                                                    136 |
|   19 | Lakshadweep                 |               1 |                  1 |                                                                      0 |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh              |              65 |                 57 |                                                                 124684 |
|   21 | Maharashtra                 |              55 |                 55 |                                                                  38734 |
|   22 | Manipur                     |              16 |                 16 |                                                                   2059 |
|   23 | Meghalaya                   |              13 |                 12 |                                                                   4638 |
|   24 | Mizoram                     |              13 |                 13 |                                                                   2880 |
|   25 | Nagaland                    |              17 |                 11 |                                                                   1583 |
|   26 | Odisha                      |              32 |                 30 |                                                                  38606 |
|   27 | Puducherry                  |               4 |                  4 |                                                                    563 |
|   28 | Punjab                      |              23 |                 23 |                                                                  23494 |
|   29 | Rajasthan                   |              52 |                 43 |                                                                  53191 |
|   30 | Sikkim                      |               6 |                  6 |                                                                   2031 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu                  |              59 |                 49 |                                                                 123215 |
|   32 | Telangana                   |              36 |                 36 |                                                                  76779 |

| 33   | Tripura       |   10 |   8 |    1490 |
|------|---------------|------|-----|---------|
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh |  121 |  96 |  285010 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   |   14 |  14 |    9923 |
| 36   | West Bengal   |   24 |  24 |    7504 |
|      | Total         |  975 | 843 | 1194826 |

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