<span style="color: #222222;">The government has taken several initiatives for the safety of women. The Criminal Law was amended last year to prescribe more stringent penal provisions, including death penalty for rape of a girl below the age of 12 years.<br />'' <br />'' Completion of investigation and trial in cases of sexual offence within two months, has now been made mandatory.<br />'' <br />'' An online analytic tool for police called Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences was launched to monitor and track time-bound investigation in sexual assault cases in accordance with the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018.<br />'' <br />'' A pan-India single number 112 has been launched for all emergencies, with the computer-aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress. The Home Ministry launched the National Database on Sexual Offenders to facilitate investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country by law enforcement agencies.<br />'' <br />'' One-Stop Centre Scheme has been implemented across the country which is exclusively designed to provide integrated services such as medical aid, police assistance, legal counselling, psycho-social counselling and temporary shelter to women affected by violence.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Till date 728 One Stop Centres have been approved by the government and 595 such centres are operational.</span><br />