Crisis centre for women in distress

The West Bengal Commission for Women (WBCW), with the Centre's initiative to help tortured women victims with legal assistance, medical-help as well as counselling, is planning a crisis centre at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district. "This is a central government initiative and it has been decided at a recent meeting in New Delhi that each state will have a crisis centre to address issues related to tortures on women," WBCW chairperson Apala Seth told PTI.