India, March 7 -- Union minister for women and child development Annapurna Devi on Wednesday said that at least five more one-stop centres (OSCs) will be set up in Delhi and the duration for temporary shelter has been extended from five to 10 days, with a provision for up to 25 days in certain cases.

She told HT that key changes were made to the provisions of OSCs to help more women in distress avail of assistance.

"Work has already started with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta approaching with proposals for more OSCs in Delhi," she said, adding that more centres will be approved within a day or two.

OSCs are part of the Nirbhaya Fund initiative, to provide support to women experiencing violence in both public and private spaces, including domesti...