‘One Stop Centre’ is a blessing to the District: DSWO Mawkyrwat

Mawkyrwat, January 28, 2021: The office of the One Stop Centre (OSC), in collaboration with the District Social Welfare Department (DSWO), South West Khasi Hills District, Mawkyrwat today organised an awareness programme on the service of Sakhi-One Stop Centre held at Community Hall, Mawkyrwat.

WPSI. M. Arengh, Women’s Police Cell, Mawkyrwat spoke on the topic “Role of Police in combating crime against women and Children”. She said that several crimes against women and children goes unreported and because of that the government and Supreme Court recognized that they need special protection. She added that crimes like kidnapping, dowry, domestic violence, molestation, rape etc are prevalent because of illiteracy, stigmatization in society, fear and lack protection. Therefore, she urged participants that any crimes against women should be reported to the women police station or any police station and register case under section 154 of CrPC, 122 of POSCO Act or IPC in order to curb the atrocities against women and children while adding that society, NGOs, government officials should give sympathetic attitude towards them and make sincere efforts to help them. She informed that Police department will give them medical treatment, will register FIRs, will provide safety and security, will assist women and children through their VDP volunteers so that women, boy and girl child and oppressed sections in society will feel safe. She briefed the gatherings about POSCO Act, Juvenile Justice Act, sections under Indian Penal Code (IPC), Sexual Harassment Act at work place and Domestic Violence Act to protect women and children. She concluded by urging participants to collaborate with the Police department by informing them about any societal evils against women and children.

Speaking on the topic “Laws and the legal aid services applicable to women and children”, Smti. N Hashah, Panel Lawyer, District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Mawkyrwat said that according to Article 15 clause 3 of the Indian Constitution, special provisions to protect women and children were given because of the gender inequalities that existed in society and the prevalence of crimes against children and women. She informed that DLSA provide free legal aid services to women, children and people who are not able to get legal aid besides helping with several schemes for women, children and victim compensation schemes because of sexual assault, harassment by initiating claims after proper assessments. She added that the need for free legal aid services is to help people to fight for justice as per their rights for both civil and criminal cases.

The District Social Welfare Officer, Smti. N. Umdor spoke about One Stop Centre (OSC) saying that OSC is a blessing to the district where women and children under ‘one roof’ can get integrated support and assistance for any violence in both private and public places, within the family, community and at the workplace. She added that OSC is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) which provide emergency response and rescue services, medical assistance, assistance to women in lodging the FIR, psycho- social support and counselling, legal aid and counselling, shelter and video conferencing facilities. She urged people and anganwadi workers to be ambassadors to direct people to go to OSC or use the State Helpline Number 181 protect women and promote social and economic empowerment. 

The programme was chaired by Smti. M. Marwein, Centre Manager, OSC, Mawkyrwat while Smti Yomika Shanpru, Counsellor, OSC delivered the vote of thanks.

___________________________________________________ 

Ka ‘One Stop Centre’ ka dei ka jingkyrkhu ia ka District: DSWO Mawkyrwat

Mawkyrwat, January 28, 2021: Ka ophis jong ka One Stop Centre (OSC), ha ka jingiatreilang bad ka District Social Welfare Department (DSWO), South West Khasi Hills District, Mawkyrwat mynta ka sngi ki la pynlong ia ka Awareness programme halor ki lad jingshakri jong ka Sakhi-One Stop Centre kaba la pynlong hapoh ka Community Hall, Mawkyrwat.

Ka WPSI. M. Arengh, Women’s Police Cell, Mawkyrwat ka la kren halor ka phang “Ka kamram jongki pulit ban iakhun pyrshah ia ka jingshah thombor ia ki kyntei bad khynnah”. Ka la ong ba bun ki jingshah thombor kum ka jinglehbeijot, ka jingbatbor, ka jingleh ne kren khlem akor ia ki kynthei, ka jingshoh jingdat ia ki longkmie ha ki iing ki sem (domestic violence bad kiwei kiwei de ki jingshah ban bein kim ju paw pyrthei bad ki shu kut noh ha ka jingbym tip bad jingjyllei ka jingsniew bad dei namar kane ka daw ba ka Sorkar bad ka Supreme Court ki sngew ba ka long kaba donkam eh ban pynmih ki ain ban iada kham kyrpang ia kiba kum kitei ki ba shem lanot. Ka la iathuh ba ka tnad pulit ka kloi ban ai ki jingiarap ia kiba shem lanot kum ka jingphah sumar, ja jingiada, ban register FIRs, ne ban iarap ia ki longkmie ne ki khynnah ba kin ym shah thombor bad ba kin ioh ia ka hok jongki. Ka la kren ruh halor ki ain kum ka POSCO Act, Juvenile Justice Act, kyndon ain hapoh ka Indian Penal Code (IPC), Sexual Harassment Act ha ki jaka trei bad ka  Domestic Violence Act. Ka la kyntu ba lada don kino kino ki jingshah thombor ki nongshem lanot, ki para marjan, ki bahaiing, ki paralok, ki ophisar sorkar ne kino kino ki dei ban iarap ia ki ba kin leit sha ki thanad jong ki kynthei (Women Police Station) ne sha kino kino ki tanad ban leit ujor katkum ka  kyndon ain 154 jong ka CrPC, 122 jong ka POSCO Act lane IPC khnang ban tehlakam ia ka jingsniew ia ki riewkynthei.

Haba kren halor ka phang “Ka ain bad ki lad jingiarap katkum ka ain na ka bynta ki longkmie bad ki khynnah”, ka kong N Hashah, Panel Lawyer, District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Mawkyrwat ka la ong ba katkum ka Article 15 clause 3 jong ka Konstitution jong ka Ri India, ki don ki kyndon ba kyrpang ban iada ia ki kynthei bad khynnah na ka daw ka jingiapher ha ka imlang sahlang bad ka jingshahthombor ba ki iakynduh. Te la pyntip ba ka DLSA ka ai jingiarap ha kaba iadei bad ka ain khlem da donkam ban siew pisa na ka bynta ki longkmie, ki khynnah ne kino kino kiba shem lanot bad kiba donkam jingiarap ban ioh ia ka hok jongki katkum ka ain. Ka bynrap ruh ba ka DLSA ka iarap lyngba ki skhim bapher bapher kum ka jingiarap ia kito kiba shah leh beijot ne shah thombor hadien ka jingpynbiang ia ki jingdonkam baroh. Ka la ong ba ka ophis ka ai ia ka jjingrap bym donkam siew pisa khnang ban ai jingiarap ia kiba shem lanot ban ioh ia ka hok jongki la ka long ha ka civil ne criminal cases.

Ka District Social Welfare Officer, ka kong N. Umdor ka la kren shaphang ka ‘One Stop Centre (OSC)’ bad ka la ong ba ka OSC ka long ka jingkyrkhu bakhraw ia ka District namar ba ki longkmie bad ki khynnah hapoh ‘kawei ka tnum’ ki lah ban ioh ia baroh ki lad jingiarap na ka bynta kino kino ki jingshah ban bein la ka long ka long ha ki iing sem ne kiba long shabar, ha ka imlang sahlang ne ha ki jaka trei. Ka la ong ruh ba ka OSC ka dei ka skim lyngba ka tnad Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) jong ka sorkar India kaba ai ki jingiarap ha shen (emergency response) ban pyllait ia ki lanot, ai jingsumar, iarap ban ujor FIR, psycho-social support lyngba ka counselling, ai jingiarap lyngba ka ain, ai jaka sah ia ki longkmie ba shem lanot, bad ai ki lad ban iakren bad phylliew jingmut bad kino kino kiba ki donkam jingiarap. Ka la pynkut dak aba kyntu ia u paidbah bad ki nongtrei anganwadi ba kin long ki nongrah khubor bad nong prat lynti ia ki briew ba kin leit sha ka OSC ne pyndonkam ia u  State Helpline Number 181 ban iada ia ki riewkynthei bad ban kyntiew iaki ha ka imlang sahlang ne ha ka ioh ka kot.

Ia katei ka prokram la pyniaid da ka kong M. Marwein, Centre Manager, OSC, Mawkyrwat bad la ai khublei da ka kong Yomika Shanpru, Counsellor, OSC.