COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

includes honorarium of two counselors who are
postgraduates in social work/psychology and other
recurring expenditure.
9.26 The scheme was evaluated by Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Mumbai in March 2004 and a beneficiary oriented
study was conducted in 2005. The Government has recently
revised the financial norms of the Family Counselling Centre
scheme, details of which are given below:
— Honorarium for counselors @ Rs.7000/- p.m per
counselor in ‘A’ class cities and Rs. 5500/- p.m per
counselor in other cities.
— Other expenses @ Rs. 60,000 p.a for rent/
maintenance, honorarium to experts, typist, peon,
contingencies, TA/DA for visits, etc.
— Rs. 25000/- as one-time grant for non-recurring
items at the time of starting of an FCC
— The institution is required to meet 20% of the
expenditure sanctioned towards “other expenses”
as its matching contribution
Family Counselling Centres for Special
Categories of Clients: -
a) FCCs at Police Headquarters
9.27 Family Counselling Centres are being run in some
Police Headquarters premises under the administrative
control of the State Boards. These FCCs were established
with the objective of providing speedy crisis intervention
to those women whose cases were registered in Police
Stations. Such FCCs attempt to arrive at out of court
settlement of family discord cases. Thirty-four such FCCs
are functioning in Police headquarters in the States of
Kerala, West Bengal, Orissa, Pondicherry, Assam,
Karnataka, Manipur, Maharashtra, Punjab, Nagaland,
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Sikkim, Tamilnadu,
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Goa.
b) FCCs in Mahila Jails
Twenty three FCCs are running in Mahila Jails in
Delhi, Karnataka, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Orissa,
Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh,
Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
c) Rape Crisis Intervention Centres
Two Rape Crisis Intervention Centres are functioning
one each in Delhi and Mumbai. Rape crisis help lines are
available 24 hours at these centres.
d) Pre-marital Counselling Centres
This new initiative of the Board is being
implemented in the shape of 10 FCCs running in Women
Development Centres at the various colleges in Delhi.
These centres lay special emphasis on pre-marital
counselling and other areas of psychosocial crises for young
women.
e) Centres for Devdasis/Red Light Areas
At present there are 2 FCCs working for the welfare
of Devdasis and sex workers and their children one each
in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Belgaum (Karnataka). The
centres are set up with the objective of providing preventive
services through awareness campaigns on STD, AIDS and
other health and legal matters and also rehabilitative
measures for children and other dependents of the
prostitutes.
9.28 At present there are more than 800 Family
Counselling Centres across the country of which 32 FCCs
are running in Police headquarters, 27 FCCs in Mahila Jails
besides special centres in Red Light areas.
9.29 The State-wise amount sanctioned/released and
number of beneficiaries covered under FCCs during the
year 2005-06 and 2006-07 (31.10.2006) are in Annexure
XLI and Annexure XLII respectively.
Shelter to Women in Distress
Schemes of Short Stay Homes for Women & Girls
9.30 The scheme, launched in 1969, is meant to provide
temporary accommodation, maintenance and rehabilitative
services to women and girls suddenly rendered homeless
due to family discord or crime. Grant-in-aid is provided
under this scheme to voluntary organisations to run Short
Stay Homes for such women and girls rendered homeless.
Following categories of women and girls are eligible for
staying in the Home :-
— Those who are being forced into prostitution.
— Those who as a result of family tension or discord
are made to leave their homes without any means of
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