In the Programme Approval Board (PAB) meeting of the Ministry of Women and Child Development today, 100 additional One Stop Centres have been approved in the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

The Ministry of Women & Child Development has set up 182 Centres till date under the scheme of One Stop Centres (OSCs) for women affected by violence since April, 2015. Over 1.3 lakhs such women affected by violence have been assisted at these centres till date in 33 States/UTs.

The purpose of these OSCs is to facilitate integrated services for women affected with violence such as police assistance, medical aid, psycho-social counselling, legal aid/counselling, temporary stay for 5 days etc. such that aggrieved women can avail services under one roof and The OSCs are established in existing buildings and in new constructed buildings in a standard format. The OSC at Raipur, Chhattisgarh that is functional as the premier constructed buildinghas received the Hon’ble President’s award on 8^th March, 2018, International Women’s Day.

As per the Cabinet Decision in the meeting dated 21^st April,2018 it was decided that in the coming years every district will be covered by one OSC and each OSC will be strengthened with an additional annual grant of Rs. 50,000 for immediate assistance for first aid.

Also, the scheme of Universalization of Women's Helpline (181) of the Ministry that was also started in April, 2015 has now become operational in 30 States/UTs.  Every OSC is integrated to this Women Helpline. The Helplines have assisted over 16.5 lakh women so far.

List of Approved Districts for One Stop Centres in the PAB Meeting dated 7.05.2018 is as below:

List of Approved Districts for One Stop Centres in the PAB Meeting dated 7.05.2018

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