758 One Stop Centres (OSCs ) approved for setting up in 734 districts across the country, says Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani

New Delhi : Ministry of Women and Child Development has approved 758 One Stop Centres (OSCs) for setting up in 734 districts across the country, out of which 730 OSCs have been operationalized in 36 States/ UTs that have assisted over 6.22 lakh women till September, 2022. The OSCs has provisions for providing temporary shelter upto 5 days to the distressed women. The State/ UT-wise number of women assisted by these centres since inception of the scheme are at Annexure.

The guidelines of Misson Shakti provide the eligibility for engagement of manpower under the OSC component. The guideline does not debar any eligible victim or survivor of violence, rape and acid attack from engagement in these centres for psycho-social support and counselling.

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Annexure

State/UT-wise number of women assisted by One Stop Centres (OSCs) since inception to September, 2022

Sl. No.	State/ UTs	No. of women assisted since inception to September, 2022
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1727
2	Andhra Pradesh	35984
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1521
4	Assam	10949
5	Bihar	23981
6	Chandigarh	5781
7	Chattishgarh	33485
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	972
9	Delhi	8159
10	Goa	5403
11	Gujarat	22265
12	Haryana	24038
13	Himachal Pradesh	927
14	Jammu and Kashmir	6953
15	Jharkhand	2143
16	Karnataka	13257
17	Kerala	11997
18	Ladakh-UT	27
19	Lakshdweep	0
20	Madhya Pradesh	60002
21	Maharashtra	15627
22	Manipur	943
23	Meghalaya	2301
24	Mizoram	712
25	Nagaland	956
26	Odisha	18241
27	Puducherry	369
28	Punjab	11306
29	Rajasthan	33826
30	Sikkim	818
31	Tamil Nadu	32347
32	Telangana	43979
33	Tripura	154
34	Uttar Pradesh	185517
35	Uttrakhand	6117
36	West Bengal	0
	Total	622784

This information was given by the Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.