New Delhi sources have stated that the Central government on Wednesday began a process of formulating a comprehensive safe city plans for women in eight metropolitan cities Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Hyderabad. Accordingly the process was started in the Steering Committee meeting constituted by the Home Ministry under the chairmanship of Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and attended by Municipal Commissioners, Police Commissioners, senior state government officials and civil society representatives.
A Home Ministry statement said "It was decided that police and municipal corporations of these eight cities will frame a plan of action. The plan will be forwarded by the respective state-level committee headed by the Chief Secretary of the state and the plan of action to be submitted by these cities within a month will be assessed by the Steering Committee”.
Meanwhile during the meeting, Gauba took a
comprehensive review of the progress made and steps taken by the police and
civil administration of these eight metropolitan cities regarding women's
safety. Moreover he also stressed on the need for Integrated Command and
Control Centres and on collaborative monitoring by police and privately
installed CCTV cameras, saying "this integration should be in a time-bound
and phased manner".
