Safety and Security of ladies have all the time been paramount to the Indian Railways and preserving the identical in thoughts, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and frontline railway employees have been relentlessly working to make sure secure and safe journey of ladies over the Indian railways. 

Dedicated to this goal of ladies safety, the division launched a pan India drive titled “Operation Mahila Suraksha” from May 3-31, 2022. As per reviews, the RPF, throughout this drive, has arrested greater than 7000 individuals who have been touring unauthorizedly within the coaches reserved for ladies. Moreover, RPF additionally rescued 150 ladies/girls from changing into the victims of human trafficking.

With an goal of offering enhanced security and safety to girl passengers travelling by trains for his or her whole journey a pan India initiative “Meri Saheli” can be operational. 283 groups (protecting 223 stations) of skilled mahila officers and personnel with a median whole deployment of 1125 girl RPF personnel per day, are deployed throughout the Indian railways who interacted with greater than 2 Lakh 25 thousand women throughout this era and supplied them finish to finish safety.

Train escort duties with blended composition of male & feminine RPF personnel have been additionally broadly deployed throughout this era. Mixed escort duties have commenced few months again and are getting a optimistic suggestions.

To educate the rail customers concerning their security and Dos & Don’ts throughout their journey, 5742 consciousness campaigns have been organized. During this month lengthy operation, RPF personnel risking their very own life, saved the lifetime of 10 women who had slipped whereas boarding or deboarding the shifting prepare and have been more likely to get run over by the shifting prepare.