Lt. Governor Delhi, Sh. Anil Baijal holds meeting of Task Force on Women Safety at Raj Niwas.
Date:
Monday, December 17, 2018
Lt. Governor Delhi, Sh. Anil Baijal holds meeting of Task Force on Women Safety at Raj Niwas.
Deploy more female Guards/Civil Defence Volunteer (CDVs) in schools to instill sense of security among the girl students : LG
Third party audit of all Children Homes and Shelter Homes to ensure safety and security of the inmates to avoid any untoward incidents : LG
All the stakeholders must work in a concerted manner to effectively improve women safety in Delhi : LG
Sh. Anil Baijal, Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Delhi chaired a meeting of the ‘Task Force on Women Safety Issues’ at Raj Niwas. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary, GNCTD, Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Women, Principal Secretary (Home), GNCTD, Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Secretary (Education), GNCTD, Spl CP (Traffic), Spl CP (Women Safety), Commissioner (Transport), GNCTD and other senior officers.
At the outset of the meeting, Hon’ble Lt. Governor directed Secretary (Education) that regular inspections should be made by officers in schools to identify and address security deficiencies in schools. He also directed him to obtain feedback from students, teachers, ex-students and ex-teachers to make reforms for the betterment of schools as well as students. Hon’ble LG also instructed for deployment of more female Civil Defence Volunteer (CDVs)/Guards in schools to instill sense of security among the girls students. He also stressed that the audit of private security guards deployed in various schools be made on regular basis to ensure safety and security of girl students.
Hon’ble LG further directed Social Welfare Department to make arrangements for auditing all the Children Homes as well as Shelter Homes by third party under their jurisdiction to ensure safety and security of the inmates to avoid any untoward incidents.
Hon’ble LG directed Transport Department to expedite installation of emergency button in DTC buses connected with Delhi Police Headquarters.
Hon’ble LG further directed Delhi Police to enhance its visibility around the school/colleges. Instruction were also given to Delhi Police by Hon’ble LG for deployment of women police personnel at Facilitation Desks wherever feasible, speedy investigation in cases related to women and children, increase of women personnel in Delhi Police and further improving Himmat Plus App.
Finally, the Lt. Governor emphasized that all stakeholders must ensure a focused and coordinated strategy to make Delhi a safe city for women. Stressing on the need for a change in mindset as well, he directed the departments to keep up their efforts on generating awareness and sensitization programs.
