One Stop Centres up from 18 to 151 in one year

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 04 2017 | 6:57 PM IST
A total of 151 One Stop Centres (OSCs) are operational in the country and 30,000 women have benefited from these so far, the government said today.
This is up from a mere 18 OSCs last year.
"The Ministry of Women and Child Development has set up 151 centres till date under the new scheme of One Stop Centres (OSCs) for women affected by violence. 30,000 such women affected by violence have been assisted at these centres till date," Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said in response to a question in Lok Sabha.
When the scheme was implemented in 2015, 33 One Stop Centres had to be set up across the country. On May 31, 2016, the government revised that target and added another 150 centres to be created by the end of FY 2016-2017.
Under the OSC scheme, it has been envisaged to facilitate access to an integrated range of services, including medical aid, police assistance, legal aid, psycho-social counselling to women affected by violence including sexual assault.

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First Published: Aug 04 2017 | 6:57 PM IST

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