Question

measure should be taken protection to women for police

Answer 1

1. ‘Women only’ buses should be pressed into service. A programme is proposed to encouraging more women-driven buses/taxis all over the country. 2. The existing Motor Vehicle Regulations will be reviewed. 3. 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. 4. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. The Delhi government will issue a draft notification for revising the permit for public transport vehicle incorporating provisions for disallowing use of inappropriate films and tinted glasses, higher punishment for repeat offences and other necessary measures. The final notification will be issued within a month. 9. The roads ministry secretary will write to all the states regarding the revision/changes in the permit conditions being made by the government of Delhi and request them to take similar measures. 10. At the time of inspection of police stations, it should be mandatory for the inspecting officer to specifically record his findings regarding the gender sensitivity of the personnel posted in the police station as well as the record of the police station/station house office (SHO) in registering/investigating complaints of crimes against women, and for checking whether women are being discouraged from lodging complaints in the police stations. 11. Strict action will be taken against police personnel and officers found to be either displaying bias against women or neglecting their supervisory responsibilities in this regard.