Ministry : Ministry of Women and Child Development
Aim is to provide integrated services for women affected with violence.
Scheme:
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It is being implemented since April 1, 2015.
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It is funded from Nirbhaya Fund.
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It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
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It aims to facilitate access to integrated range of services including medical aid, police assistance, legal aid and case management, psychosocial counselling and temporary support services to women affected by violence.
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Target Group: The OSC will support all women including girls below 18 years of age affected by violence, irrespective of caste, class, religion, region, sexual orientation, or marital status.
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Nodal Scheme: OSC is a subscheme of Umbrella Scheme for National Mission for Empowerment of women including Indira Gandhi Mattritav Sahyaog Yojana.
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Why in news?
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Government has decided to set up OSCs at the ten foreign missions of India.
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The 10 countries where the OSCs will be set up are Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Jeddah, and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada, and Singapore.
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These centres will be supported by the Women and Child Development Ministry and operated by the External Affairs Ministry.
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