‘728 OSC centres to deal crime against women’: Reddy

‘728 OSC centres to deal crime against women’: Reddy

New Delhi: A total of 728 One Stop Centres (OSCs) have been approved by the government to assist women affected by violence and 2.27 lakh women have been benefited by these centers across the country so far, Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply, Reddy said 595 OSC centers are operational in the country under the scheme being implemented across the country since April 1, 2015, which is exclusively designed to provide integrated services such as medical aid, police assistance, legal counseling or court case management, psycho-social counseling and temporary shelter to women affected by violence under one roof.

The Minister replied to a question raised by Biju Janata Dala's Bhartruhari Mahtab and BJPn's former ally Shiv Sena's Rahul Ramesh Shewale.

Reddy said that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its publication “Crime in India-2017” had shown that there was “no trend” regarding the increased rate of crime against women and minor girls in the country during each of the last three years and the current year.

The Minister said that the government has taken a number of other initiatives for prevention and speedy investigation relating to cases of sexual assault like “The Criminal Law (Amendment), Act 2013” which was enacted for effective deterrence against sexual offenses. (IANS)

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