With an aim to provide safety, security and facility for women, senior citizens, students and patients, Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal on Friday inaugurated ‘Police Facilitation Kiosk’ (PFK) at ‘All India Institute of Medical Science’ (AIIMS) metro station on Friday.
Baijal said the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has set up an example by developing this facilitation kiosk within a time span of only one month and added that the other civic bodies of the national Capital should follow the steps taken by NDMC for providing better and modern facilities to the citizens in this regard.
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik said that the services in the Hi-Tech Police Facilitation Kiosk would be extended to the public at 24 x 7 and it would be manned by a dedicated lady police facilitation officer along with the supporting staff. The internet equipped computer, printer and public address system are being installed in the kiosk, he said.
NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar said that the civic body has decided to construct 16 more such facilitation kiosk in the New Delhi area, aiming at the safety, security and facility for women, senior citizens, students, patients and their relatives and visitors of New Delhi area. And such Police facilitation kiosk would be constructing on nearby school, colleges, metro-stations and other sensitive areas, he said.
He further informed that the idea behind the setting up of this kiosk was to provide better police related services at one point event alongwith the road side without bothering public to search and go to a police station and thereby saving vital time of the citizens.
The Chairman added that six facilitation kiosk consisting at Kamal Ataturak Marg near PM House, Vinay Marg, Shanti Path Ring Road Crossing, AIIMS, INA and Minto Road entry had been commissioned and work in progress at two sites namely CISF near North Block and In-front of Delhi Haat. “Eight more locations have also been identified for construction of such Police facilitation kiosk in New Delhi area,” he added.