Centre decides to continue Women's safety scheme till 2025-26

Union Government has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the continuation of the implementation of the Umbrella Scheme on ‘Safety of Women’ at a total cost of around one thousand 180 crore rupees during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The decision was taken at a Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.

 

Addressing the media after the meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said, under it, 24-hour emergency helpline service 112 will be scaled up. He also informed that for scientific and timely



investigation, six cyber forensic science laboratories are being set up at Pune, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Delhi, Kamrup, and  Bhopal.

The Union Minister said, women's help desks and 827 antihuman trafficking units have been set up at 13,557 police stations across the country so far and women's help desks will also be established in the remaining 3,329  police stations. Besides, every year 5000 police personnel will be imparted training for effective investigation and prosecution to curb the crime against women and children.