Lok Sabha Question No. 909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: One Stop Crisis Centre
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SADHVI SAVITRI BAI PHOOLE, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 909**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2015

**ONE STOP CRISIS CENTRES**

909.  	SADHVI SAVITRI BAI PHULE:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

1. whether the Government has set up ‘One Stop Crisis Centre’ to assist and support women affected by violence in all the districts of the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with number of women benefited from such centres since inception, State/UT-wise;
2. the funds including Nirbhaya Fund provided by the Government to each State/UT for setting up of such centres in the country along with its utilisations reported by each State/UT so far;
3. whether some discrepancies/scarcity of funds have been reported/come to the notice of the Government in the functioning of such centres and if so, the details thereof along with remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
4. whether the Government has integrated/proposes to integrate these centres with other helplines and if so, the details thereof ; and
5. The other corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government for setting up of such centres in each district and to ensure safety and security of women in the country?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a):    	The Scheme for One Stop Centre for Women affected by violence with total project cost of Rs. 18.58 crore has also been approved to be funded under Nirbhaya Fund. The scheme is being implemented since 1 st April 2015. The Scheme envisages establishment of 1 One Stop Centre in each State/UT in the first phase.

(b):    	All the States/UTs have been requested to submit the proposals in order to release funds. So far, the funds released to State/UTs for setting up One Stop Centres in the country are as under.

|   **Sl.No.** | **States/UTs**             |   **Fund Released** |
|--------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
|            1 | Chhattisgarh               |               38.22 |
|            2 | Chandigarh                 |               13.19 |
|            3 | Uttarakhand                |               13.19 |
|            4 | Sikkim                     |               45.88 |
|            5 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands  |               13.19 |
|            6 | Assam                      |               38.84 |
|            7 | Nagaland                   |               45.88 |
|            8 | Daman & Diu Administration |               45.88 |
|            9 | Andhra Pradesh             |               13.19 |
|           10 | Punjab                     |               43.82 |
|           11 | Tamil Nadu                 |               45.88 |
|           12 | Tripura                    |               45.88 |
|           13 | Goa                        |               45.88 |
|           14 | Haryana                    |               36.41 |
|           15 | Telangana                  |               45.88 |
|           16 | Madhya Pradesh             |               45.88 |
|           17 | Uttar Pradesh              |               45.88 |
|           18 | Maharashtra                |               45.88 |
|           19 | Meghalaya                  |               13.19 |

The first One Stop Centre has been set up at Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 16 th July, 2015.

(c):   	No Madam.

(d) 	& (e) The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), has also approved a Scheme for Universalisation of Women Helpline to be funded through Nirbhaya Fund.  The scheme of Universalisation of Women Helpline is exclusively designed to support women affected by violence, both in private and public spaces, including in the family, community, workplace etc.  The Women Helpline (Helpline) will provide 24 hour emergency response to all women affected by violence both in public and private sphere.  It has been envisaged to integrate these One Stop Centre with Women Helpline (181) and other existing helplines.

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