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

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

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

Train escort duties with combined composition of male & feminine RPF personnel have been additionally extensively 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 girls who had slipped whereas boarding or deboarding the transferring prepare and have been prone to get run over by the transferring prepare.