March 14, 2002

    Though maintenance of law and order and control of crime on Railway premises including Railway Stations and running trains is the responsibility of the State Government concerned, the Railways co-ordinate with the State Governments for ensuring better security to the passengers. The Railway administration has taken the following steps to ensure safety of women passengers:-

1. Anti-social elements are removed from Railway premises and trains.
2. Coach Attendants/TTEs keep proper watch on the passengers entering/detraining from the coaches.
3. The coaches are locked during night hours.
4. FIR forms are made available with the Train Guards/Stations Masters/RPF to facilitate the travelling public to lodge their reports immediately.
5. Sharing of Special Intelligence and Crime Intelligence between RPF and GRP is done at all levels.
6. Announcement through Public Address system and CCTV at important Railway Stations to alert the travelling passengers against theft of their belongings etc.
7. RPF Assistance posts are provided at important stations to assist passengers in lodging FIRs with Government Railway Police.
8. Periodic High level co-ordination Meetings with Government Railway Police and Local Police are conducted to analyse the crime position with a view to taking suitable preventive measures.
9. Steps have been taken to sensitize the RPF personnel to the problems of women passengers by organising workshops and seminars.
10. Ladies’ compartments are escorted in some suburban areas by lady constables of GRP and RPF.
11. Special squads consisting of ladies ticket checking staff and lady RPF personnel have been formed in Central , South Central and Western Railways to assist the women passengers.

    This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways , Shri O.Rajagopal in a written reply to a question by Shri Ramesheth Thakur in Lok Sabha today.