OPERATION MERI SAHELI | UPSC
HEADLINES:
Indian Railways launches OPERATION MERI SAHELI
WHY IN NEWS:
Operation gathering momentum across all Zones
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 1 : 3 : Society : Issues related to women : Railways
LEARNING:
For PRELIMS go with the aim , focus and strategy of this initiative .
For MAINS to fetch more marks in MAINS just remember 182 tollfree number and this initiative . On a longer run this initiative will grow . Let us dive in !
CONTEXT:
OPERATION MERI SAHELI
- The RPF recently launched ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative for the security of female passengers during the train journey.
AIM
- Indian Railways has launched “Meri Saheli” initiative for focused action on security of women across all zones .
FOCUS
- “Meri Saheli” initiative taken for focused action on security of women travelling in trains.
IMPLEMENTATION
- An initiative of RPF, the Strategy of the entails interaction with lady passengers.
- These lady passengers are briefed about all precautions to be taken during the journey and told to dial 182 in case they face or see any problem in the coach.
STRATEGY
- The RPF team collects only the seat numbers of the ladies and conveys them to stoppages en-route.
- The platform duty RPF personnel at the stopping stations en-route keep unobtrusive watch over the concerned coaches and berths.
- If need arises duty RPF personnels will interact with the lady passengers.
- RPF teams at the destination collect the feedback from the identified lady passengers.
- The feedback is then analysed and corrective action, if any, is taken.
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
- If some distress call comes from a train covered under “Meri Saheli” initiative, the disposal of the call is monitored at the level of senior officers.
- Although it has been a while since the railways launched tollfree number 182 for women safety, many passengers are not aware of it.
PILOT PROJECT
- The “Meri Saheli” initiative was started as a pilot project in South Eastern Railway in September 2020.
- After getting encouraging response from lady passengers, it was extended to all zones and KRCL w.e.f. 17.10.2020.
- The team is will create awareness about safety measure in the railways.
- Selected women RPF staff under Hubballi division will be engaged in the initiative.
SIGNIFICANCE
- The special teams are concentrating on long route trains and single lady passengers.
- If the passenger found any problem in the coach they will inform the team.
- This will create a secure feeling among the solo women passengers travelling in long routes.
IASbhai WINDUP:
The operation is gathering momentum.
SOURCES: PIB | OPERATION MERI SAHELI
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