Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said one-stop centres are planning to organise self-defence camps for women and girls in every district in collaboration with the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
There are 704 One Stop Centres and 36 Mahila Help Lines in the country through which 70 Lakh women have been protected, she said at an event of BPR&D to mark the International Women’s Day.
Addressing the National Conference on Safety and Security of Women at Public and Workplaces organised by the BPR&D, Irani also said the government is working towards linking mahila helpdesk at every police station with one-stop centres. "One-stop centres in collaboration with the Bureau of Police Research and Development are planning to organise self-defence camps for women and girls in every district," she told in her speech at the conference organised on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
The Minister also put forward a number of proposals where collaboration can take place between BPR&D and the Women and Child Development Ministry.
“If the BPR&D desires, then the Ministry of Women and Child Development can arrange Crèche at the District Level for the Indian Police Women,” she said. BPR&D and NIMHANS, which is among the country's apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education, can collaborate to provide counselling for women police personnel who are stressed, she said.
Irani further proposed that the BPR&D and the Women and Child Development Ministry can have a special crèche facility for women personnel in every district. Irani said that under the Nirbhaya fund, the government wants to empower women.
She said, "Rs 4,000 crore have been given to various states and I request BPR&D if they wish to propose any new projects under the fund then we welcome it."
As much as Rs 9,000 crore worth projects have been evaluated in the Nirbhaya Fund, she added.