Government decided to continue the Women’s safety scheme till 2025-26.
The Ministry of Home Affairs’ proposal to continue the implementation of the umbrella Scheme on ‘Safety of Women’ has been accepted by the Union Government.
The scheme has been extended with a cost of 1180 crore rupees for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
The government will also set up six cyber forensic science laboratories at Pune, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Delhi, Kamrup, and Bhopal.
Women’s help desks and 827 antihuman trafficking units have been set up at 13,557 police stations.
Women’s help desks will also be established in the remaining 3,329 police stations.
Every year 5000 police personnel will be imparted training for effective investigation and prosecution to curb the crime against women and children.
The 24-hour emergency helpline service 112 will be also scaled up.
