One Stop Centres scheme

• As per MoWCD, One Stop Centres have been established in over 700 districts across the country and around 8.3 lakh women have received help through them.
• This was declared at the 32^nd foundation day of the National Commission for Women (NCW).

ABOUT ONE STOP CENTRE SCHEME

• The One Stop Centre is a scheme of the Women and Child Development Ministry set up under the Nirbhaya Fund.
• It aims to support and assist women facing violence in public and private spaces, including domestic violence.
• These centres have an administrator, case workers, medical personnel, police facilitation officer, psycho-social counsellor, legal counsellor, security guard, IT staff and multi-purpose workers.

ABOUT NCW

• The National Commission for Women was set up as a statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990.
• It aims to
  • review the Constitutional and Legal safeguards for women,
  • recommend remedial legislative measures,
  • facilitate redressal of grievances and
  • advise the government on all policy matters affecting women.
• The commission was working towards creating favourable conditions for women to participate more in social, economic and political activities.

ABOUT NIRBHAYA FUND

• Nirbhaya Fund can be utilized for projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women.
• It is a non-lapsable corpus fund, being administered by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.