Explain the various meaaures taken by goverment to ensure protection of interests of wome
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The government has initiated a time-bound action plan to strengthen the police and administration to combat sexual crimes against women. The measures include:
1. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will compile a database of people convicted of criminal offences. The details of criminals convicted of crimes against women will be displayed on its website.
2. Action will be taken to provide the facility of registering a first information report (FIR) in any police station irrespective of the jurisdiction or area. The FIR may thereafter be transferred to the concerned police station for investigation. This will pertain to serious crimes including issues against women.
3. Citizens should not face any harassment when they come forward to assist women in distress. For this, they should be protected to enable them to freely report a crime and assist the victim/police without being subjected to any interrogation or being forced to become witnesses.
4. ‘Women only’ buses should be pressed into service. A programme is proposed to encouraging more women-driven buses/taxis all over the country.
5. The existing Motor Vehicle Regulations will be reviewed.
6. The government will review the degree to which vehicle windows are tinted. The use of curtains will be reviewed taking into account the need for passenger comfort and visibility required for security purposes. The road transport ministry proposes to revise the standards appropriately and ensure compliance by manufacturers of buses.
7. There is a need for 100% verification for drivers, conductors, helpers (the entire crew) of public transport vehicles, plying in Delhi in a time-bound programme that will include collecting bio-metrics of all such persons as well. For this, action will be taken to review the relevant rules for mandating the same. The ministry of home affairs will develop a protocol over a defined time frame, for verification of the crew of public transport vehicles and suitably advise the state governments also to undertake the same. After the stipulated time frame, no public transport vehicle will be allowed to be driven/manned by any driver/conductor/helper or other crew member unless such a person has been verified and carries the verification certificate/identity permit.
8. Owners of buses will be held responsible for compliance of the steps outlined. It is also necessary to bar owners of vehicles involved in repeat offences from retaining existing permits/obtaining any fresh permits for plying public transport vehicles and for impounding of vehicles involved in repeat offences. The roads ministry/state governments will initiate action in this regard. The particulars of the bus owner/drivers and details of permits and licences should be prominently displayed in the buses both inside and outside, at places where it is prominently visible in easily readable fonts. Use of GPS devices in all public transport vehicles is necessary along with the setting up of a control room to monitor movement of buses. The roads ministry will issue an appropriate advisory to all the states in this regard.
9. There is need to increase the quantum of fines leviable on the violation of permit conditions and to disallow compounding of offences beyond a certain number.
1. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will compile a database of people convicted of criminal offences. The details of criminals convicted of crimes against women will be displayed on its website.
2. Action will be taken to provide the facility of registering a first information report (FIR) in any police station irrespective of the jurisdiction or area. The FIR may thereafter be transferred to the concerned police station for investigation. This will pertain to serious crimes including issues against women.
3. Citizens should not face any harassment when they come forward to assist women in distress. For this, they should be protected to enable them to freely report a crime and assist the victim/police without being subjected to any interrogation or being forced to become witnesses.
4. ‘Women only’ buses should be pressed into service. A programme is proposed to encouraging more women-driven buses/taxis all over the country.
5. The existing Motor Vehicle Regulations will be reviewed.
6. The government will review the degree to which vehicle windows are tinted. The use of curtains will be reviewed taking into account the need for passenger comfort and visibility required for security purposes. The road transport ministry proposes to revise the standards appropriately and ensure compliance by manufacturers of buses.
7. There is a need for 100% verification for drivers, conductors, helpers (the entire crew) of public transport vehicles, plying in Delhi in a time-bound programme that will include collecting bio-metrics of all such persons as well. For this, action will be taken to review the relevant rules for mandating the same. The ministry of home affairs will develop a protocol over a defined time frame, for verification of the crew of public transport vehicles and suitably advise the state governments also to undertake the same. After the stipulated time frame, no public transport vehicle will be allowed to be driven/manned by any driver/conductor/helper or other crew member unless such a person has been verified and carries the verification certificate/identity permit.
8. Owners of buses will be held responsible for compliance of the steps outlined. It is also necessary to bar owners of vehicles involved in repeat offences from retaining existing permits/obtaining any fresh permits for plying public transport vehicles and for impounding of vehicles involved in repeat offences. The roads ministry/state governments will initiate action in this regard. The particulars of the bus owner/drivers and details of permits and licences should be prominently displayed in the buses both inside and outside, at places where it is prominently visible in easily readable fonts. Use of GPS devices in all public transport vehicles is necessary along with the setting up of a control room to monitor movement of buses. The roads ministry will issue an appropriate advisory to all the states in this regard.
9. There is need to increase the quantum of fines leviable on the violation of permit conditions and to disallow compounding of offences beyond a certain number.
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