EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, May 15: In an endeavour to curb the domestic violence against women during the lockdown imposed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sakhi-One Stop Centre (OSC) for Women, Rajouri today held an interactive session with the Anganwadi supervisors, workers and women of the ICDS project Rajouri, concerning Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be adopted during reporting of domestic violence cases. The interactive session was organized on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Nazir Sheikh and under the supervision of Nodal officer OSC, Bilal Mir.
It is pertinent to mention here that, Anganwadi workers/Helpers have been nominated as contact persons in Domestic violence cases and One Stop Centers for providing counselling, legal aid, medical aid, temporary shelters and Helpline 181 are ideal for tackling the menace of domestic violence at all times. During the interactive session the Administrator, Sakhi-OSC for Women, Neetu Sharma along with her team said; as the Anganwadi workers/Helpers are closely working in the community at gross root level has been designated as contact persons in case of domestic violence in their respective areas to report and escalate the calls to OSC while following the procedure. |
