NEW DELHI, Nov 25:
Centre’s 24×7 women helpline scheme has received a lukewarm response, with only 694 complaints being received from just five states since its launch 20 months ago.
Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi while replying to a question in Lok Sabha today said only five states could furnish data about the number of calls received on the helpline.
24×7 Women Helpline 181, which was launched to help women in distress, received a lukewarm response despite the National Crime Record Bureau recording nearly 1,30,000 sexual crimes in the year 2015.
The Scheme for Universalisation of Women Helpline came into effect on April 1, 2015. (PTI)
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