In response to another question, Thakur said 2 lakh Anganwadi centres have been approved to be upgraded as ‘Saksham Anganwadis’ for improved nutrition delivery and imparting early childhood care and education.”To ensure that the police stations are more women friendly and approachable, as they would be the first and single point of contact for any woman walking into a police station, 14,658 women help desks (WHDs) have been set up, of which 13,743 are headed by woman police officers,” she said in response to another question.To provide help and support to needy women and women in distress, an Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112) has been established in all the 36 states and UTs for various emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field/ police resources, Thakur said.”Since its launch, more than 43 crore calls have been handled so far.In addition to ERSS, a fully-functional dedicated women helpline (WHL-181) is operational in 35 states/UTs except West Bengal. The WHL has also been integrated with ERSS. So far, the women helplines have handled over 2.10 crore calls and assisted over 84.43 lakh women,” the minister said in another written response.
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