Assistance for women affected by violence

CHANDIGARH: With the aim of providing assistance and support to women victims of any kind of violence, both in private and public places, the Haryana government on Tuesday announced to set up “One Stop Centres” (OSCs) in 15 districts.

Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain said here that nearly Rs 21 crore would be spent on the construction of these centres under the Swarn Jayanti Programme.

“These will support women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community and at workplace. Women facing physical, sexual, emotional, psychological and economic abuse, irrespective of age, class, caste, education status, marital status, and race and culture, will be provided support and redressal,” he said.

Aggrieved women facing any kind of violence due to attempted sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, trafficking, honour-related crimes, acid attacks or witch-hunting, who have reached out or been referred to the centre, would be provided with specialised services, the minister added.

The centres would be set up in the districts of Ambala, Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Yamunanagar, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind, Sonepat, Panipat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Charkhi Dadri, Palwal and Nuh.

Earlier, such centres were set up in Karnal, Hisar, Bhiwani, Rewari, Narnaul, Gurugram and Faridabad districts.