With increased mobility and connectivity, opportunities in large metro cities and urban conglomerates have been attracting talent including women and seeking employment and entrepreneurial ventures. To enable equal opportunities for participation and development for women, a requirement has been necessitated for ensuring adequate safety for women in such cities. Towards this objective, using technology to aid smart policing and safety management, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved Rs.3080.16 for Safe City projects implementation in phase I in eight cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. These projects involve active participation and close coordination between various departments of the State, not limiting to the Police.
The Safe City projects involves supplementing existing assets and meet citizen demands for safe eco-system for women in these cities. Important elements included by different cities, based on their requirements , in the Safe City projects include Identification of Crime Hot-spots in the city; Saturating such Hot-spots with increased CCTV surveillance etc linked to a command and control centre; Setting up women police out-posts for facilitating ease of access by any aggrieved woman to report incidence or seek assistance; Patrols by Women police in vulnerable areas; Setting up Women Help Desks in Police stations with facility for trained Counsellors; Augmentation of existing women support centres like Bharosa centres etc. .
Important elements included by different cities, based on their requirements, & the link for safe City Portal is https://safecity.mha.gov.in/
