Speaking at the launch of Nirbhaya Centre (One Stop Crisis Centre) in the premises of government district hospital in Nalgonda, on Thursday, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy said that “women safety is the top priority of the state government”.
Thougyh stringent laws were in force, the incidents of violence against women are on rise from different parts of the country. The women should raise their voice against the incidents of violence, he added.
Pointing towards SHE teams, the minister said that eve-teasing cases have drastically come down in Hyderabad city after setting up of SHE teams, he said that SHE teams were now operating in Nalgonda district too.
The District Collector P Satyanarayana Reddy said that, medical, psychological and legal help would be extended to the victims of violence against women through Nirbhaya Centre.