Nitin Gadkari dedicates NIRBHAYA buses to the public
In an attempt to provide safe and secure transport to women, the Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari dedicated 20 buses of the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, with IT enabled safety measures to the public.
Union Minister @nitin_gadkari to dedicate buses with safety measures for women under Nirbhaya Scheme to the public in New Delhi today
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As an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways under the NIRBHAYA Scheme, 10 luxury buses, 10 general buses have been provided with Vehicle Tracking System (VTS), CCTV cameras and Panic Buttons on every seat to provide immediate help to women passengers in distress.
Nitin Gadkari said:
On the occasion, Nitin Gadkari said that certain unfortunate incidents in the recent past have forced his Ministry to take this step, so that women travelling in buses will be more safe. He informed that the CCTV cameras, the Vehicle Tracking System and especially the Panic Buttons will enable the police to know the exact location of the bus and provide prompt assistance.
The
Minister
also
said
that
efforts
would
be
made
to
ensure
that
the
scheme
is
extended
to
other
buses
and
other
states
also
in
due
course.
He
also
said
buses
in
future
should
be
manufactured
along
with
these
features.
Mr.
Gadkari
said
that
these
measures
will
keep
anti-social
elements
under
check.
Future move:
The
Ministry
of
Road
Transport
&
Highways
will
issue
a
notification
after
2nd
June
2016,
making
it
mandatory
for
public
vehicles
with
seating
capacity
of
23
or
more
to
have
CCTV
camera,
Vehicle
Location
Tracking
Device
and
Panic
Buttons.
Those
with
seating
capacity
of
less
than
23
will
be
required
to
have
Vehicle
Tracking
Device
and
emergency
buttons.
A
draft
notification
has
already
been
issued
in
this
regard.
Maneka Gandhi on the occasion:
The Minister for Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi who was also present during the function, thanked the Rajasthan Government for taking this initiative. She said that this initiative would also help in preventing as well as rescuing children who are kidnapped. She expressed her desire that this system should be extended to trains also.
The Chairperson, National Commission for Women, Mrs. Lalitha Kumar Mangalam said that these measures will give confidence to women when travelling in buses at night. She also wanted the Government to do adequate publicity about these measures so that women come to know about them.