Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also announced the Cabinet’s approval for the installation of one lakh forty thousand additional CCTV cameras in the residential areas of Delhi.”
Delhi becomes first city in the world where the Government is installing nearly three lakh CCTVs in one go to ensure women safety and to provide a major push to infrastructure.
Announcing the decision, he further said that over the past few months, 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras are being installed across all 70 Vidhan Sabhas in the city. Two thousand cameras are being installed in each Vidhan Sabha. The public response about these CCTV cameras has been overwhelmingly positive. “These cameras have already started helping local authorities to nab thieves and miscreants. But 2,000 cameras for each Assembly may not suffice. Today the Cabinet has approved the purchase of 1.4 lakh more CCTV cameras. The tender process will now follow, the additional 1.4 lakh cameras will also begin to be installed in the next 3-4 months,” he added.
To ensure women safety in Delhi, Kejriwal said that a total of 2.8 lakh CCTV cameras will be installed by the end of this year.
This was a major commitment of this government to the people. Whatever we can do towards ensuring women’s security is being done by us. Just this one step will lead to a lower crime rate in the city.”