One Stop Centre Scheme

One Stop Centre Scheme (OSCs) is a centrally sponsored scheme for addressing the problem of violence against women.
One Stop Centre Scheme (OSCs) is being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
It is a sub-scheme of the umbrella scheme for the National Mission for Empowerment of Women including the Indira Gandhi Mattritav Sahyaog Yojana.
The scheme is being implemented across the country since 1st April 2015 through State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence and in distress, both in private and public spaces, under one roof and to facilitate immediate, emergency and non-emergency access to a range of services including police, medical, legal aid and counselling, psychological support to fight against any forms of violence against women.
To date, 701 OSCs in 35 States/UTs have been operationalised.
In the prevalent situation created due to the Covid pandemic, women who are in a distress situation or affected by violence may contact the nearest OSCs for speedy assistance and services.
The WCD Ministry has directed the Chief Secretaries/Administrators of all States/UTs and DC/DM of all Districts to keep One Stop Centres operational during the lockdown period with the availability of all the basic materials required for fighting COVID-19 like Sanitizers. Soaps, Masks etc.
As per scheme guidelines, for smooth functioning of the centres, the responsibility of appointment/ recruitment/ selection of empanelled agencies/ individuals to provide legal counselling/ Medical aid/ psycho-social counselling etc. lies with the district administration of the respective States/ UTs.
Funding: The scheme is funded through Nirbhaya Fund and the central government provides 100% financial assistance to the state governments /Union Territories administrations.

Nirbhaya Fund

The Nirbhaya Fund Framework provides for a non-lapsable corpus fund for the safety and security of women.
It is administered by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of the Government of India.
It can be utilized for projects and initiatives related to women's safety.

Auditing: 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's helplines to provide the 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.

Source: PIB

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