Empowering women is top priority of the state government. The government has set up Rani laxmi Bai women empowerment Kosh for helping out women needing monetary assistant. A scheme to honour women with awards will also be launched.
This was stated by Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav during an inaugural function at 5 KD marg in lucknow on Wednesday. He inaugurated Modern Control Room (MCR) set up at Gomti Nagar, Women Power line 1090 App logo of Rani laxmibai Women Empowerment Kosh. He also donated Rs 1 lakh to the newly set up Kosh at the function site.
Speaking on this occasion he said the MCR will help in controlling crime effectively with the help of expert police officers assigned to man it. He said the WPl 1090 App will effectively deal the crime against the women and ensure them to feel more secured. He lauded the work done by the UP police on this front saying other states are aping
the MCR and WPl system evolved by the UP police and are planning to initiate similar facility there also. The CM said the MCR equipped with modern gadgets will help in police to respond to crime incident more quickly.
Earlier, addressing the gathering cultural and women state minister Aruna Kori said the government had done a lot for the betterment of women under the able guidance of CM. She said the UP government had implemented several schemes which had benefited the women both in urban and rural areas and more efforts in this direction were being
taken.
Speaking on this occasion, Chief Secretary, Alok Ranjan said an MCR had been set up and inaugurated by CM in the recent past and lucknow’s MCR was second in this direction. He said there was plan to set up MCR in Allahabad and Gaziabad districts. Ranjan said a fund had been allotted for 21 other MCRs in the state.
IG, lucknow Zone Subhash Chandra said MCR will work on Computer Aided Dispatch system (CAD) and will help people in getting quick response from the police. He said the system will be monitored by senior officials and will be reviewed from time to time.
IG, Women Cell, Navneet Sikera said the WPl 1090 App was extension of the existing WPl 1090 services. He said victim girl/women using smart phone could use this to get speedy help from the police. Describing the newly system, he said distress call will be sent immediately to family of the victim and to the policemen manning the calls in the
control room. He said the software system will itself locate three nearest police stations where from a distress call was being made. The message will be flashed to the three police station officer and the siren will continue to buzz till the office received the alert call on his official phone. There after, the policemen from the three police station will work on the case in sync and will help out the victim woman.