The Scheme of One Stop Centre for Women affected by violence

The Scheme of 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 1st April 2015. The Scheme envisages establishment of 1 ‘One Stop Centre’ in each State/UT in the first phase.

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	Funds 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 16th July, 2015.

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.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child      Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha today(24-07-2015).

Courtesy:pib.nic.in