Speaking at a zonal conference of states and different stakeholders from the western region in Mumbai, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said 704 One Stop Centres (OSCs) are functioning in the country and in collaboration with women’s helpline and 70 lakh women in distress have received support from governments—both the Centre and states combined.

Irani claimed that 300 more OSCs would be opened soon. These OSCs, opened under a scheme launched by the Women and Child Development Ministry, intend to support women affected by violence in private and public spaces, within family, community and at the workplace.