The Government gives utmost priority to the safety, security, rehabilitation and empowerment of women in the country.

Government has adopted multi-pronged approach to address the needs of women on a life-cycle continuum basis for their educational, social, economic and political empowerment so that they become equal partners in fast paced and sustainable national development. This vision of 'Women led development' is essential for realising the goal of a developed India, or 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047.

Mission Shakti aims at strengthening interventions for women safety, security and empowerment. Mission Shakti comprises of two verticals 'sambal' for safety and security of women and 'Samarthya' for empowerment of women across the country.

One Stop Centre (OSC) is a component of the Sambal vertical under the umbrella Mission Shakti. It provides integrated and immediate support and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence and those in distress, both in private and public spaces all across the country.

It provides services like medical aid, legal aid and advice, temporary shelter, police assistance and psycho-social counselling to needy women across the country. Since inception, i.e. 1st April, 2015 to 30th June, 2026, 991 One Stop Centres have been made operational across the country and over 15.20 lakh women have been assisted in the country through these OSCs.

As on date, 63 One Stop Centres are operational in the State of Madhya Pradesh including one OSC each in the districts of Narmadapuram, Narsinghpur, Raisen of the Hoshangabad–Narsinghpur Parliamentary Constituency and over 1.65 lakh women in the State have been assisted since inception.

Women Helpline (181) is also a component of the Sambal vertical under the umbrella Mission Shakti. Women Helpline (181) provides 24-hour toll-free telecommunication services to support women in both emergency and non-emergency situations.

Since inception till 30th June, 2026, over 1.04 crore women have been assisted in the country and out of which 3.83 lakhs women assisted are from Madhya Pradesh.

To strengthen convergence and ensure seamless access to support services, OSCs have been integrated with the Women Helpline (WHL), and so far, 661 OSCs have been integrated.

Through this integration, women can be referred to appropriate services in a timely and coordinated manner. Further, the Women Helpline has been integrated with the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112), Child Helpline (1098) and other relevant service delivery mechanisms to facilitate prompt emergency response and effective inter-agency coordination.

In addition, OSCs have also been integrated with Shakti Sadan to enable referral of women requiring long-term institutional support, rehabilitation and safe accommodation, thereby ensuring a continuum of care under the Mission Shakti framework.

Mission Shakti is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and implementation of this scheme lies with the State Governments and UT Administrations. Adequate staff and infrastructure support is provided for smooth operationalization of Mission Shakti Scheme across the country.