<span style="color: #222222;">The government has set up 733 One Stop Centres across the country so far and also sanctioned budget for 300 more such centers for women security. &nbsp;</span><br />''<br />''These One Stop Centres are providing a range of integrated services under one roof including police facilitation, medical aid, legal aid, counselling and temporary shelter to women affected by violence or in distress.<br />''<br />''This was stated by senior BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani while addressing media at BJP headquarters in New Delhi today. &nbsp;<br />''<br />''Highlighting Centre's several initiatives for the welfare of women in the country in the last nine years, she said more than 34 women helplines are working in the country.<br />''<br />''She said Anganwadi Services have been strengthened in the country and all Anganwadi centres have been connected through smart phone mobile.<br />''<br />''She informed that 11 lakh smartphones have been distributed to Anganwadi workers so far. The Minister added that a system called Poshan Tracker has been set up and over nine crore beneficiaries are availing its benefits.<br />''<br />''Ms Irani said, under the maternity benefit scheme- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana around 3 crore 32 lakh women in the country, have received 13,650 crore rupees in their bank accounts through the DBT.<br />''<br />''The Minister also said the Government has set up 1,023 fast-track courts in the country, out of which 418 courts are exclusively POCSO courts. She also informed that over 780 district-wise Anti-Human Trafficking Units are working in the country.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Ms Irani alleged that the previous Congress government did not operationalise even a single project for women's safety but in the last nine years NDA government has upraised projects worth 12 thousand crores including the Nirbhaya Fund.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | June 8, 2023 1:14 PM
Centre sets up 733 One Stop Centres for women security across the country so far; 300 more such centers to come up