ONE STOP CENTRE SCHEME

ONE STOP CENTRE SCHEME

Subject : Government Schemes

Context : One Stop Centre Scheme (OSCs) being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development has provided assistance to over 3 lakh women so far.

Concept :

One Stop Centre Scheme

• One stop centre is a centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), for addressing the problem of violence against women.
• It is a subscheme of umbrella scheme for National Mission for Empowerment of Women including Indira Gandhi MattritavSahyaogYojana.
• One stop centre, will be established across the country to provide integrated support and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence, both in private and public spaces.
• The scheme is funded through Nirbhaya Fund and the central government provides 100% financial assistance to the state governments /Union Territories administrations.
• Audit will be done as per Comptroller & Auditor General of India norms and social audit will also be undertaken by civil society groups.

One stop centres will be integrated with women helplines to provide following services:

• Emergency response and rescue services.
• Medical assistance.
• Assistance to women in lodging the FIR.
• Psycho- social support and counselling.
• Legal aid and counselling.
• Shelter
• Video conferencing facility.