Post-Nirbhaya crisis centres get PMO boot

"The much touted "one stop crisis centre" — conceived in the aftermath of the Nirbhaya case and the Justice Verma report — has been scrapped by the NDA government. The project worth about Rs 200 crore was expected to provide medical, legal, police and emergency services to women in distress. The women and child development (WCD) ministry, which was helming the project, had planned to set up the centres in every district of the country. According to sources, the plan has been shot down by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on the argument that the scheme was unnecessary and services could be provided through the existing infrastructure like hospitals and women police stations..."