85 one stop centres established across 12 states in last 100 days: Irani

The government has established 85 One Stop Centres, which provide assistance to women affected by violence, across 12 states in the last 100 days and it is "proactively" working towards building one such unit in every district, WCD Minister Smriti Irani said on Friday.

She thanked the chief ministers in all these 12 states for assisting the Women and Child Development Ministry in establishing these centres.

"Glad to share that the WCD Ministry has established 85 One Stop Centres across 12 states in last 100 days. I thank Hon CM of each state for their support & assistance in expediting the process. We are proactively working towards achieving our target of 1 District - 1 One Stop Centre," she tweeted.

In a series of tweets, Irani gave details of the OSCs established in different states.

"Haryana has been taking huge strides in ensuring women safety. I congratulate and thank Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his active support & engagement with WCD Ministry that has led to establishment of 10 OSCs in the state of Haryana since June 2019," she said in a tweet.

She further said that six OSCs were established in tribal districts of Jharkhand which would greatly help women in the region.

She further said that in the first 100 days, One Stop Centres were established in the nine districts of Punjab, including Faridkot, Pathankot and Kapurthala.

"Happy to state that Andaman & Nicobar Islands now have One Stop Centre (OSC) functional in each district. Thankful to Lt Governor and UT Administration for expediting the process of establishing OSC and help