March 05, 2021 22:44 (IST)
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Sakhi Jammu and Kashmir: One-stop centre set up in Srinagar to help women in distress
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir authority has opened a one-stop centre to help women in distress in Srinagar city.
The centre has been named Sakhi.
The centre is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
It has been created with an association with the district administration.
Centre Head Administrator, Bisma told ANI, "This scheme by the Ministry will surely help women who are battling with any form of violence. At the centre, we provide medical help, psychological help, police help or any other legal help free of cost to women who are facing or have faced any form of violence."
"This scheme was started by the Ministry in 2015. It has finally been implemented in Srinagar now," she added.
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