Special steps are being taken and instructions issued to ensure safety of women travelling alone in all classes of trains, railway minister Sadananda Gowda said.
He said to ensure security of ladies travelling alone, special instructions are being issued for their safety in each class of travel. He said to strengthen security in trains and at stations, 17,000 RPF constables have been recruited and they will be shortly available for deployment. “We also propose to recruit 4,000 women RPF constables,“ he said.
He said RPF personnel escorting trains will be provided mobile phones so that passengers can contact them when in distress. Security helpline will be augmented, he said. Gowda said the possibility of building boundary walls around stations through the PPP mode will be explored.PTI