PRAYAGRAJ, July 23 -- The women in rural areas of Prayagraj will soon have faster access to legal, medical, and psychological assistance with the launch of two new one-stop centres (OSCs) under the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development's "Sakhi" scheme.

District officials confirmed that these centres will be set up in Phulpur (trans-Ganga) and Meja (trans-Yamuna) areas, expanding a support system that was earlier limited to urban regions.

According to the 2011 census, over 21.4 lakh women reside in rural parts of Prayagraj, spread across the Ganga and Yamuna belts. Officials said the new centres aim to cater to this sizable population by offering integrated and immediate support to women experiencing violence or distress.

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