The Centre has decided to continue its flagship scheme for women safety till 2025-26.
According to the latest record of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 4,45,256 cases of crime against women were registered across India in 2022 -- almost 51 FIRs every hour on an average.
The figure was 4,28,278 in 2021 and 3,71,503 in 2020.
More than 13.13 lakh young girls and women went missing in the country in three years from 2019 to 2021.
The highest number of such incidents was reported from Madhya Pradesh, followed by West Bengal.