New Delhi, March 26 Studies conducted on schemes of the Women and Child Development Ministry have found the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the scheme as satisfactory, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (WCD) Savitri Thakur said that the one-stop centre (OSC) is a component of the Sambal vertical under the umbrella Mission Shakti.
It provides integrated and immediate support and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence and those in distress, both in private and public spaces, she said.
Thakur added that it provides services like medical aid, legal aid and advice, temporary shelter, police assistance, and psycho-social counselling to women in need. As of now, 926 OSCs are operational in the country.
Two third-party evaluations of the ministry’s schemes, including the Mission Shakti Umbrella Scheme and its components relating to OSCs, were conducted in 2020 and again in 2025 through NITI Aayog.
"The studies have found the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the scheme as satisfactory," she noted.
Earlier,