Hyderabad: BHAROSA, a support center for women and children governing body meeting was held in the chamber of Minister for Home at Lakdi-ka-pool on Thursday.
Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Minister for Home and Ex-Officio Chairperson of Bharosa, Ravi Guptha, Prl. Secretary for Home and Ex-Officio Vice-Chairperson, Mahender Reddy, DGP and Chairperson, Jitendra, ADG and Vice-chairperson, Swati Lakra, IGP and Member-secretary, Anjani Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Jagadeeshwar, Principal Secretary, Women & Child Welfare, Sumathi, S.P, SHE teams, members of Bharosa participated in the meeting.
Swathi Lakra explained the details and motto of BHAROSA which was established in May 2016, at Hyderabad as a Society for the protection of women and children with logistic help, funding, and support from the Department of Women and Child Development Telangana. The day-to-day operations of BHAROSA are handled by the Police Department, which supports its infrastructure and lends organizational strengths. The main purpose of BHAROSA is to provide integrated support to women and children who have been subjected to severe abuse, be it physical, sexual, financial or emotional. Victims approaching BHAROSA have unhindered access to all the support services that they need to overcome their abusive and oppressive circumstances and lead a joyful life thereafter.
Anyone knocking on the doors of BHAROSA will have immediate access to specialized services. Assistance is provided in an integrated manner through a slew of police, medical, legal, and prosecution services, apart from psychotherapeutic counselling. This multi-pronged assistance culminates in relief and rehabilitation as per the requirements. BHAROSA support centre works on a holistic convergence approach where a victim in distress will get all the help and support at one place away from police stations and hospitals. The objective of the organization is to reduce re-victimization of women and children affected by violence and sexual abuse.
The Governing body meeting concluded by the decision of overwhelming success of BHAROSA Centre at Hyderabad city it is now being replicated in all districts of Telangana. (NSS)
