Nature of Services Available to Women Survivors

The chapter traces the evolution of responses to domestic violence and other forms of violence against women in India and examines the existing evidence on services available for survivors, with special focus on One Stop Crisis Centres (OSCC) in terms of their location, objectives, and impact. The Chapter presents a comprehensive review of the existing One Stop Centers operational under the Ministry of Women and Child Development Scheme created under the Nirbhaya Fund. The authors evaluate the comprehensive response mechanism developed under the PWDVA and argue for an evidence based approach in setting up processes and mechanisms for responses for survivors of domestic violence.