(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up Crisis Centre for rape victims in every district of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the facilities that are likely to be made available in these centres to the rape victims; and
(d) the time by which these centres are likely to be made operational?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) to (d): Ministry of Women and Child Development has announced setting up ‘One Stop Crisis Centres’ for women victims of sexual assault and rape in all Districts by the year end of 2014. The salient features of the proposed centres are :
(i) Medical, Legal and Police aid to women victims of sexual assault and rape,
(ii) Short stay for the women in need,
(iii) Ambulance facility for needy women,
iv) Trained staff to function and attend the women in distress with sensitivity and discipline,Protocols to make the above Centres functional have been taken on priority basis.