New, refurbished Sakhi centre to open in Chamarajanagar soon

The mysuru sakhi (onestop centre) recently opened in the Chamarajanagar district by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. The centre is sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Women's Empowerment and is set up by the Department of Women and Child Welfare. The main purpose of the centre is to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence both at home, work, or public places. Victims can stay at the centre for five days after which they will be shifted to other establishments if required. The victims may approach the centre directly or through nongovernment organizations. The facility is mainly for women, but children can also benefit from it. Mahadevamma, a chamarajanagar-based activist, said that though violencehit women suffer physical assault, psychological abuse, social abuse, financial abuse, or sexual assault, many of the cases go unreported. The department of women and child welfare needs to provide wide publicity about the importance of the mysuru sakhi centre across the district.