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Government Scheme - Sakhi One Stop Centers

National Workshop on Role of Sakhi One Stop Centers (OSCs) in Strengthening

Multi Sect oral Response to Violence was held in New Delhi.

It was organized by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD)
and was inaugurated by WCD Minister Mrs. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi.

Key Facts
Around 400 Sakhi- One Stop Centre Functionaries and nodal officials from State
Department of Women and Child Development from 33 States/UTs across the
country had participated in workshop.

It provided common platform to understand, discuss and deliberate on

strengthening multisector response to address violence against women through
Sakhi One Stop Centers across country.

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Sakhi OSC Scheme

The Sakhi OSC scheme is being implemented by WCD Ministry since April 1,
2015. It aims to facilitate access to integrated range of services including medical
aid, police assistance, legal aid and case management, psychosocial counselling
and temporary support services to women affected by violence.

The WCD ministry had approved the scheme for setting up Sakhi One Stop
Centres to support battered women on March 2015. Under the scheme, it has
been envisaged that Sakhi OSCs will be set up across the country in a phased
manner.

In the first phase, one centre was sanctioned per state/UT.

Further, 150 additional centres were taken up in second phase. 50 additional

OSCs were recently approved by WCD Ministry. Currently, 168 Sakhi OSCs are
operational in 32 States/UTs. So far, around 70,000 cases have been reported at
these centres.

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